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Amelia pointed to the sea. What had been a blue ocean had now turned pitch black! In the distance, on the level surface, there were a few sharks with their dorsal fins rising and falling, and the sea was a mess.

Xiao Peng smiled, "Amelia, you rarely go to the seaside. That black patch is nothing else but your favorite herring, the Pacific herring." Xiao Peng had seen this too many times.

Pacific herring is also known as' herring 'in Huaxia. In the past few years, because it was hard to find any traces of them due to the wild hunting, their numbers had recovered in recent years and they became fish for everyone to eat. There was a large amount of this stuff in the Thousand Li Cliff Fishery. However, Xiao Peng never fished for it. Instead, he allowed them to feed on large fish, which was the foundation of the Thousand Li Cliff Fishery. Most of the giant algae fodder Xiao Peng threw into the sea was for feeding them.

"That big? How many herring fish are there? " said Amelia, shocked. A sea turned black. There were quite a few of them.

Xiao Peng looked at the sea, "That's not much. There are probably only a few million herring fish. A large herring colony is at least a dozen times bigger than this one. Don't be surprised, herring is one of the most resource-rich fish on the planet, almost anywhere on the ocean, usually eating plankton, krill, small fish, and they themselves are the main food of all kinds of seabirds, marine mammals, and large carnivorous fish. Look at those sharks, they're coming for them. "

"Then why are they so close to the shore?" asked Amelia, pointing to the sea. Did they get surrounded by sharks? "

Xiao Peng shook his head, "There are two kinds of breeding strategies for all animals, one is the 'R strategy' and the other is the 'K strategy'. The 'R strategy' refers to a small animal like a herring that can grow quickly and reproduce, but with high mortality and a short lifespan, the 'K strategy' refers to those animals that have a large body, long lifespan and low fecundity but have a high survival rate, such as sharks and whales. It's the breeding season for herring, and the fish spawned off the coast, which is why they're here. "

Amelia still asked, "But how many of these fish died in the belly of the shark? Will this not affect the number of offspring they have? "

Xiao Peng laughed, "Of course not. Don't underestimate a herring, a female herring can carry up to 200,000 fish eggs. The reproduction ability of the 'R strategy' animals are all shockingly high, just like a fish that can lay 300 million eggs at once! Wait a moment, I'll get you something nice to eat. " With that, Xiao Peng ran back to the shore and found a small palm leaf. He tied a rope around the stem and threw the leaf into the sea. Then he sat on the beach and pulled the rope.

Amelia laughed. "Are you fishing with leaves?" Is that even possible? "

Xiao Peng shrugged his shoulders. "It's still possible to fish with small leaves, but not with such a large palm leaf."

"Then what are you doing?"

Xiao Peng smiled. "You'll know in a while." Xiao Peng tied the rope to a reef and left it there. He continued to walk with Amelia. The history of the Dutch Empire began with this little herring. "

Amelia laughed. "Well, Irish independence, what's the relationship between Dutch and herring, if you say it's a potato? I'd like to see how you put the two things together. "

"What nonsense." Xiao Peng rolled his eyes at Amelia, "I have a historical basis for saying that."

"Oh? Tell me about it. " Amelia said.

Xiao Peng thought for a moment and said, "In the fourteenth century, the population of Holland was less than one million, but there were already two hundred thousand people involved in the fishing industry. The main target was this small herring, which provided a living for more than a fifth of the Dutch population. Especially herring fish, which are now entering the breeding season, have a 20% fat content and are very tasty. But because the fat was too high, the fish was extremely perishable, and in an era when there was no refrigeration equipment, the most headache-inducing aspect of the herring trade was freshness. In a country like the Netherlands, where herring feeds all over the country, the effects on herring are terrible if they go bad. "

Amelia was curious to hear this. "How did the Dutch solve this problem?"

Xiao Peng explained: "There is a Dutch fisherman named William who invented a way to remove the head and entrails of a herring with a single knife and sprinkle it with salt. This kind of herring can last longer. It was this simple method that allowed Dutch fishing boats to work long hours at sea with ease, to fish further afield, and to export large quantities of herring to other countries, thus converting a natural resource that everyone could otherwise touch into a Dutch monopoly. From then on, this small country, which was only a few tens of thousands of square kilometers in size and had a low terrain, became an empire by sea through maritime trade. So far, every year on the second Saturday of June in the Netherlands, the annual herring festival is held as a celebration. " Xiao Peng thought for a moment before taking off his shirt and walking into the sea. He then placed his shirt in his hands and fished out several herring fish.

"Wait here for me. I'll let you have a taste of the Dutch pickled herring." Then he ran back to the hotel, and when he came out Powell was with him, carrying a fishing net. A herring should not be missed when it lays an egg, and soon there were more and more people on the beach, all residents of the town, fishing for herring.

About forty minutes later the herring herds were gone. The townspeople happily carried their harvest home to settle. Xiao Peng also returned to the reef that was tied to the rope and retrieved the palm leaf that he threw into the sea. Amelia looked at the palm leaf in shock. How could the palm leaf tell that it was a palm leaf? It was covered with a thick layer of gold.

"This is?" Amelia asked.

Xiao Peng smiled. "This is a good thing. This is a herring seed. A herring will lay its eggs on a reef or seaweed leaf — just like this palm leaf. The 'seeds' you eat at the restaurant are actually the seeds of a salted herring. As you can see, herring eggs are golden in color, so they have the nickname 'Golden Yellow Drill' in the Pirate Kingdom. And since the herring seeds are small in size and numerous in number, 'Number' has the beautiful meaning of many sons and many blessings, which is especially popular at weddings. However, to be a 'few' herring seed was to catch the herring before it laid its eggs. After killing it, the herring seed would be extracted from its belly. This kind of herring seed, which was already produced in large chunks, was called 'Son holding Kunbu' and was the best quality of sushi in the country. However, if it is directly salted, the taste will also be extremely good. "

Amelia shook her head. "I don't like pirate food. They eat raw food."

Xiao Peng pulled the whole palm leaf out of the sea and explained to Amelia, "A lot of people think that the food is mostly stinging, but this kind of thinking is as misleading as the way you Westerners think that there are only chicken chops and chili soup in our Chinese restaurant. "The most important way of cooking for the Chinese is actually 'Yang' or 'Burn'."

"'Yang'?" Burn? "What kind of cooking method is this?" Amelia had never heard of it.

"'Yang' is actually fried food. You go to the island to eat and cook. When you see 'Yang' on the menu, it is actually fried food. The 'Yang' of the pirate countries is mainly fried food wrapped in flour. Generally, the cooking of the 'floating' dish would be accompanied by seasoned seasonings and white grape powder. When eating, the dish would be mixed with the seasoning and eaten while soaking in the sauce. For example, the Sky Woman Luo Dingdang, Fried Shrimp, Fried Pork Chop and Fried Mushroom are all commonly seen in China. " Xiao Peng explained.

Amelia went on: "What about the Burning?"

"That's what you Star-Spangled People excel at the most -- barbecue." Xiao Peng said casually. The main ingredients for the food were fish, beef, pork, chicken, shrimp, lamb chops, shellfish and so on. Because the food couldn't be cooked back into the pot, it had to be eaten while it was still hot. That's not your favorite barbecue. In a little while, let's have a taste of the salted herring from the Volkswagen style. The taste is very good. "

While the two of them were talking and laughing, Powell's voice came from behind them, "Xiao, since it's like this, let's organize it. The townspeople will lie down together and celebrate today's herring harvest, along with your craftsmanship." No matter the time, the people of Star Stripes could always find a reason to celebrate with PARTY. (TL: PARTY = PLAY = PLAY = PLAY = PLAY = PLAY = PLAY = PLAY = PLAY = PLAY = PLAY = PLAY = PLAY = PLAY = PLAY = PLAY = PLAY = PLAY)

Xiao Peng laughed, "Sure, where is there a wine seller here? We'll have a few drinks today. "

He stayed here for a whole day, but he never found a supermarket in this town! Don't people usually buy cigarettes or wine here?

Powell laughed and said, "Don't worry, we won't lose anything. We won't come empty-handed. Let's enjoy our rural PARTY. This will be a wonderful memory of your journey. "

Xiao Peng nodded, "Then I will definitely show everyone my hand. "I'll go to the kitchen and prepare first."

Powell also said, "Then I'll contact the neighbors and tell them to prepare the PRATY. Everyone will be looking forward to drinking with a hero like you."

"Hero?" asked Amelia, puzzled. Xiao Peng, why does Mr. Powell call you that? "

Xiao Peng shook his head with a bitter smile, "Mister Powell, this is just a small matter. I'll be embarrassed if you say it like this."

Powell's eyes widened. "Small stuff? Could rescuing a person from a great white shark be a small matter? What? Amelia doesn't know what you're doing? "

Amelia nodded. She'd been painting in her room, so how could she know what was going on outside?

"Wow, such an interesting story, I must tell you!"

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