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Alaskans who have lived here for so long must have their own way of life and tradition. This fishing water wheel is the unique fishing way in Alaska.

This kind of fishing water wheel is made entirely of wood by hand. The local people make this kind of water wheel in winter. After the river water melts, the fishing water wheel is put in the river. The only power of this kind of water wheel is the water flow. Like the irrigation water wheel, the wheel of the water wheel will rotate with the water flow.

When the salmon swim past the water wheel, they are pulled out of the water. Then you can go down the ramp and fall into the wooden box next to you. It can be called the simplest way to fish. You can catch hundreds of salmon a day here, just like playing.

Cascoquim river is an important breeding ground for salmon. There are all kinds of salmon in it. Now the fishing water wheel is full of harvest. There are king salmon, dog salmon, silver salmon, pink salmon and red salmon in the wooden lattice beside the water wheel. Xiao Peng thought for a while, took out ten dollars, pressed it in the wooden lattice with a stone, and went back with a dark red salmon.

"What kind of salmon is this?" Amelia said

Xiao Peng answered this question: "silver salmon."

"You're lying. It's dark red! What's the salmon? " Emilia protested.

Xiao Peng laughed: "this silver salmon is not silver when it is in the sea, or its belly color is silver, and its body has patterns, so some people call it spotted salmon. But when it comes to breeding season and reaches the river, it will turn into this dark red color. In fact, many salmon color change during the breeding season. For example, the king salmon is really silver when it is in the sea. In the breeding season, it turns gray; when the dog salmon is in the sea, it will appear silver patterns; in the male, there will be two kinds of red and silver patterns; the pink salmon is cyan in the sea, but it will become dark gray during the breeding period, and the male will also hump up, so it is also called humpback salmon; the red salmon is red. When you buy salmon, you can tell by looking at the color of its skin whether the fish lived in the sea or when it was migrating

"What's the difference?" Amelia asked

Xiao Peng said: "the gap is big! The salmon do not eat when they are migrating. They can only consume body fat. Therefore, the meat quality is much worse than that when they are in the sea. You can see that the king salmon sold in our fishing ground will never be sold during migration, because the meat quality is not as good as that in the sea, which will ruin our own business. Oh, but it's also good to migrate. After all, there's fish roe, isn't it? This one I'm carrying is a female salmon with fish roe in it

"How do you know it's a mother?" Amelia asked curiously.

Xiao Peng answered this question: "the upper jaw of male silverfish is like a hook. Not only is it silver salmon, but the other kinds of salmon also have changes in body shape during the breeding period. Generally speaking, the male has more hooks in the upper jaw."

"Why did you choose the salmon? I see the king salmon there Amelia became a curious baby.

Compared with other salmon, this king salmon is the best recognized one --- that is, big!

The largest king salmon can grow one and a half meters and weigh more than 100 Jin. Even if it is small, it should be more than 20 jin. Silver salmon, the second largest species of salmon, weighs less than 10 jin.

It is not without reason that the large-scale salmon is known as the "king salmon".

Xiao Peng said with a smile: "how can the emperor salmon here have the delicious food of our family? You don't want to eat red salmon, and salmon is the most suitable barbecue salmon for its fat content second only to King Salmon and red salmon. You bring URU

Because of flying to Alaska by civil aviation plane, Xiao Peng was too lazy to check in. He left his Phoenix knife in Los Angeles and bought a "Ulu" here.

This "Ulu" is a traditional tool used by Inuit people. Although it is called "knife", its shape is more like the blade of an axe. Below is an arc-shaped blade, and above is a handle. Holding it in your hand is more like holding a finger tiger. When Xiao Peng just used it, he felt very uncomfortable, but he was used to it and found that it was actually very easy to use. Especially when it comes to cutting meat - it's useless to cut vegetables.

Think about it. Inuit people eat meat. When did they eat vegetables?

Amelia went to get Ulu and the chopping board. "Do different salmon have different ways to eat?"

Xiao Peng nodded: "of course! For example, king salmon is the best food to eat sashimi! However, due to its high fat content, it tastes better! The king salmon exported from our fishing ground in xingtiao country is almost completely fried. The dog salmon has the lowest fat content, so it is the best to smoke. The smoked salmon made by Mrs. walders is the dog salmon. If the king salmon is used, she needs to smoke for at least 24 hours to have the taste. The pink salmon is very light and you usually eat it The salmon salad is made of powder salmon; and the red salmon, although you don't like the color, is actually the most popular salmon. Because of its good taste, high fat and cheaper price than King Salmon, it can be used for sashimi, micro frying, barbecue and smoking. "

Amelia asked curiously, "how do you plan to roast this salmon? How much do you like barbecue! It feels like there's nothing you can't bake. "

Xiao Peng said happily: "of course, I'll tell you so. In my eyes, there is nothing that can't be roasted. If there is, it's because I haven't met me! I'll give you a box of ice cream if it's not cooked for youAmelia gave him a blank look: "look, you can. But first of all, I'd like to say that you can raise my taste now. If it doesn't taste good, I'll protest with you. "

Xiao Peng was not in a hurry. He came out from the plane to have a picnic and fresh water. After cutting the salmon belly, he took out the fish roe and soaked it in salt water.

Amelia looked at the pink fish roe in the salt water. It was so beautiful that she could not help reaching out and putting one in her mouth: "Oh, how delicious!"

Xiao Peng's expression of disgust on his face: "this is so fresh? That's it. You said I'm keeping my mouth

Emilia said, "what's the matter? Isn't that the best way to eat fish roe? "

Xiao Peng said happily, "look, OK. Compared with Chinese? I'm not satisfied with it! "

He took the axe to cut some branches, and found some goose stones from the river bank to pile them together. He went to the river to find a granite slate. After washing, he piled it on the stone which was used as a support. He put the solid alcohol on the branch, ignited the slate, and then heated the slate. After the slate was overheated, he poured a little salad oil on the slate and chopped up the salmon belly which had been taken out of the viscera Then put the onion and garlic paste on the stone and start to bake.

"Emilia, wait for me on the plane first." Xiao Peng said.

Amelia was stunned: "where are you going?"

Xiao Peng pointed to the woods: "I'll find something and come back soon."

Seeing Amelia return to the plane, Xiao Peng turns around and goes to the woods. After half a day, Xiao Peng runs back all the way, and his coat becomes a small package in his hand.

"What is this?" Amelia asked curiously

Xiao Peng carefully put his coat on the ground: "you see, this is a good thing!"

Amelia looked at it carefully: "what is this? And quail eggs that big? Can such eggs be eaten? "

The egg in Xiao Peng's hand is very similar to that of quail egg, but it is as big as an egg: "you can rest assured that all bird eggs on the earth can be eaten."

"If you dig out the bird's nest, what will mother bird do?" Emilia protested.

Xiao Peng shook his finger: "if xingtiao biologists know that I have brought this bird's egg back, they will also thank me! This is the big cuckoo's egg. Because of its strange call, we like to call it cuckoo in China. This kind of bird originally does not have in North America, this flies from bear country, you don't underestimate this kind of bird, can cause the great influence to Alaska native bird

"What is the impact of it?" Amelia asked, puzzled.

Xiao Peng answered this question: "the breeding method of this kind of bird is to lay eggs in the nest of other birds, and let other birds help hatch. When the little cuckoo hatches, it will smash all the eggs of other birds in the nest, leaving only itself, and then let the mother of the host bird feed it and grow up. For Alaskan ecosystem, this kind of bird is also a biological invasion. Biologists in starstripe country are very worried about this bird. We are trying to help them solve the problem! "

After listening to this, Amelia looked disgusted: "there are such shameless birds! No nesting, no hatching, no feeding? "

Xiao Peng nodded: "that's right, so we ate it!"

After that, he took a stainless steel lunch box and put the bird's eggs into it. Then he added some water, sprinkled a little salt and began to stir. Finally, he beat the egg into liquid and put it on the fire to make a steamed egg.

Then he added water to the pot, added cooking wine, salt and sugar to the water and brought it to a boil. Put the fish roe that has been soaked in light salt water into it, blanch it directly and take it out.

"What are you doing?" Amelia asked? Isn't it delicious to have boiled fish roe? "

Xiao Peng smiles and puts the fish roe on the steamed egg. He took a spoon and handed it to Amelia. "Eat it with eggs and fish roe. How about it?"

Emilia took a suspicious bite and her eyes lit up, and the spoon couldn't stop.

"Greedy cat, don't worry first!" After Xiao Peng finished, he cut a large piece of fish meat from the salmon on the stone plate with "Ulu" and put it on the plate. Just sprinkle a little pepper and a little salt on it and pass it to Amelia: "have a bite of grilled fish and a bite of eggs. I promise you'll subvert your imagination!"

Emilia took a mouthful of fish in disbelief. After a long time, she sighed, "well, I can't live without your cooking."

Xiao Peng felt very happy after listening to it. He just wanted to blow his own horn again. Suddenly, there was a loud noise in the distance.

"Shepard! Where did the gunfire come from? "

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