鰣魚

It used to be said that one of the three biggest regrets in life is having too many bones in Tenualosa reevesii (鰣魚有刺).

The same problem holds true for the lion-head fish. But, if there is none, would we still feel it precious and delicious ?

For fish, it used to be said that: 第一鯧，第二罔，第三馬鮫郎. Yes, they have big pieces of flesh and has certain degree of flavor. But, I've tried the first and third - they are way inferior to this Shanghai classic, not to say our little lion-head.

On a second thought, tasty fish usually have a lot of bones because we have to keep the flesh on our mouth longer and taste it better.

And, alas, if there is such kind of delicious fish without much bone, it would go extinct centuries ago - not only because of human beings, but also other predators in the sea.

PS. The only exception is probably fugu - for obvious reasons.