The grilled fish of Da River attracts
tourists to visit and enjoy
Da
River fish is white, aromatic and pure. The fish is greasy but it is worth eating. The
dishesof Da River fish are delicious, easy to eat and remember. Nowadays, just coming
to tourism spots withinthe area of
The
common fish of Da River such as Hemiculter leucisculus, Elopicthys bambusa,
Scardinius erythropthalmus and so on are easy to find and catch. You can just dry and then place it into a refrigerator
for the whole year. The dried fish that is greased when eating are extremely
attractive. Bringing it as
gifts for relatives is also precious. If you have time, you can go
to the markets, restaurants in the city or the lake area to enjoy the attractively processed
fish including grilled fish, steamed fish, cooked fish with sour bamboo shoots,
steamed fish with beer and so on. The steamed intestines of fish with native
wild vegetables and the grilled fish with "doi” seed, lime leaves, wormwood leaves
and fig leaves are stronglysweet and buttery.
Many
kinds of precious and high nutrient fish such as Bagarius yarreli, Hemibagrus,
eel, loach and so on that are enjoyed by tourists in Da River are considered specialities. They aremaking the brand name of Da River fish. Many other types of fish including Clarias
fuscus, Crucian carp and eel in Da River have both of nutritional and
therapeutic value.
According
to a number of scientific investigations in recent years, there are about 174 species
of fish, belongingto 85 genera, 19 families and 6 orders within the Da River area. In there,
the carp has the richest composition with 123 species, belonging to 59
genera, accounting for 70.6% of the total species. The next is mudfish with 28 species,
belongingto 12 genera, accounting for 16% of the total species. Especially, 19 species
of high economic value, 8 species of precious fish including Bagarius yarrelli,
Semilabeo notabilis, Hemibagrus and Sinilabeo lemassomi are listed in the red
book. There are 13 fish species playing an important role in the economic
life of the local
people withinthe Da River area. They are Ctenopharyngodon idella, Hypophthalmichthys, Cyprinus carpio, Hypophthalmichthys
nobilis, Bagarius bagarius and so on. The province is implementing the management and good
exploitation of provincial potentiality and making the trademark of Da River
fish in association with tourism development and improvement of the people’s life within Da River reservoir./.