When I was a child, I often ate catfish. Why is it less common now that I have grown up?

In fact, a large part of the reason comes from the development of the Internet. Many unimaginable statements are circulated in the aunts’ circle of friends, and even make people believe them. In addition, catfish is very cheap and does not taste very delicious, so everyone is very angry about these rumors, thinking that catfish is just inedible.

Many people think that catfish is very dirty and therefore do not eat catfish. However, many varieties of catfish, such as leatherback catfish, native catfish, Jiangtuan catfish, Longli fish, etc., are all catfish. Isn’t it shocking? Friends who say they don’t eat catfish still eat catfish.

Catfish has been in China for thousands of years. It is recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" that catfish is mainly used to treat deficiency and deficiency. In fact, catfish is an excellent tonic. Many people don’t know that nearly 100 species of Chinese catfish are innocently blamed. The one that was actually blacklisted from the dinner table was the Egyptian bearded catfish. It has 8 thick and black beards, and its whole body is black. It has no requirements for food and can also eat garbage. The Egyptian bearded catfish can grow very fast in very harsh environments.

This is the kind of catfish that many revelations are talking about. The reason why catfish cannot be eaten is because a few illegal farmers raise dirty catfish that cannot be eaten in order to make dirty money.

In the aquaculture industry, animal manure needs to be fermented and processed before being released into fish ponds, rather than being discharged directly into fish ponds as mentioned in the post. Severe water pollution can actually affect the health, growth and development of fish. Whether catfish can survive in sewage and whether catfish are dirty are two different concepts. Catfish can tolerate polluted water, but they don't really like it. If the water quality is poor, not only will it be difficult for catfish to reproduce, but they will also grow poorly. If the water is really dirty, catfish can be poisoned or even die.