Maixi Carp [Guangdong Gaoyao Specialty]

What is Maixi carp? Authentic Guangdong specialty: Maixi carp

Summary:Do you want to know what Maixi carp is? This article is a specialized article that provides a detailed introduction toGuangdong's high-quality specialty - Maixi Carp. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network, who reviewed and collected relevant information about Maixi Carp. The full text takes about 6 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Maixi Carp and the product characteristics of Maixi Carp? How did the history of Maixi carp come about? Wait

Basic Introduction of Maixi Carp

Maixi Carp is a specialty of Guxi Village, Dawan Town, Gaoyao City, Guangdong Province, China, and a geographical indication product. The origin of Maixi carp is in Guxi Village, where there are Maitang and Baixiqiantang (collectively known as Maixi Pond), hence the name Maixi carp. Due to its unique growth environment, Maixi carp has a slender head and small mouth, high shoulders and long shoulders, a round belly, and a fat body. There are golden stars on both sides of the fish body, and the scales are silver white. After cooking, they shrink into small grains, and the meat is plump and tender like chicken, with a honey flavor and a sweet and delicious taste. There is a poem that summarizes the characteristics of Maixi carp as follows: "The fish bones are lined with silver scales on both sides, the fish bones are filled with jade belly and paste, the head is short, the arms are shrunk, the meat is tender and smooth, the taste is delicious, the blood is strong, and it nourishes the skin." The people of Guxi Village have a unique technique for cooking Maixi carp, which mainly involves steaming, directly cutting the fish in half, and slightly mixing it with salt, oil, and shredded tangerine peel. The fish meat is tender, smooth, sweet, and fragrant. Even without ginger, onions, or wine, there is still no fishy smell

Maixi carp is named after its production in Maitang and Baixi Langtang (collectively known as Maixi Tang) in Guxi Village, Dawan Town, Gaoyao City, Guangdong Province. The ecology of Maixitang is very unique: Maixitang was originally farmland. After the early rice harvest, farmers left behind rice and grass heads, and then introduced mountain spring water into the pond to raise fish. In the pond, there are abundant natural feeds such as wild water chestnuts, sesame seeds, and cattail grass. Therefore, Maixi carp can grow fat and strong without artificial feeding, and the fish meat has no muddy smell. Although these fish have three worry free meals, they must exert all their efforts to obtain food, especially because the buried hemp seeds grow in the soil, and the fish exercise heavily when obtaining food, thereby improving their meat quality. Therefore, the meat of Maixi carp is fresh, tender and delicious

In addition to natural food, the soil in the fish pond contains various minerals, there are hot springs at the bottom of the pond, and there are primitive forests and sunken wood piles deep inside the pond, all of which provide a favorable and pollution-free natural environment for the growth of Maixi fish. This unique geographical feature makes it difficult to easily expand the pond area, creating the preciousness of Maixi fish. In March 2012, Maixitang was awarded the title of "Pollution free Agricultural Product Origin" by the Guangdong Provincial Oceanic and Fisheries Bureau

Maixi carp has a unique environment and does not require special seedlings for breeding. Ordinary carp seeds can be placed in Maixi ponds and raised for a sufficient amount of time to transform into Maixi carp; If the Maixi carp is placed in another fish pond, it will transform into an ordinary carp after six months to a year

Use of Special Marks

Producers within the production area of Maixi carp can apply to the Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of Gaoyao City, Guangdong Province to use the "Geographical Indication Product Special Mark". After being reviewed by the Guangdong Provincial Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau and approved by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, it will be announced. The statutory testing institution for Maixi carp is designated by the Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision

1. Sensory characteristics: high back and round belly, fresh and fragrant taste, tender and smooth meat, little earthy smell, fat but not greasy

2. Physical and chemical indicators: crude fat content of 5.0% to 8.0%, crude protein content of ≥ 13%<3. Safety and other quality technical requirements: Product safety indicators and other quality technical requirements must comply with relevant national regulations for similar products