Fish Loban: how and where to catch, delicious recipes, benefits and harms

Loban is of particular interest, therefore it is caught on an industrial scale. This is a very interesting and useful fish. This article contains information about where this fish is found, its commercial fishing, as well as how to cook it correctly and tasty.

Loban fish: description

Loban fish is a representative of the mullet family. It differs from its relatives in a more oblong and flatter body. The head is also flattened and slightly pointed at the edge.

Because of its unique coloring, the fish has another name – black mullet. At the same time, the belly of the fish is distinguished by a silvery color, and the back is blue-gray. The body is covered with long scales.

The known maximum weight of the fish was 6 kilograms, with a body length of about 90 centimeters.

Where does the loban fish live

There is a black mullet almost all over the world, both off the coast of Asia, Africa, South and North America, as well as Europe. In this regard, the black mullet is practically ranked among the most common types of fish.

In addition, black mullet is found in the Black, Okhotsk and Azov Seas, in the Amur River, in the Tatar Strait, as well as in the Far East. This fish is artificially grown in the reservoirs of the Krasnodar Territory.

Diet

Loban fish does not belong to predatory fish species, since the basis of its nutrition is detritus and periphyton, which are dead organic substances. These substances include the remains of worms and invertebrates, including plants. In some cases, it also feeds on living organisms.

When the loban fish feeds, it captures the intended food with the lower jaw and sends it to the gills, where a lump is formed from it, after which this lump is sent to the stomach. On the way to the stomach, the food is partially ground.

Spawning

Having grown in length up to 40 cm, the black mullet reaches sexual maturity. Before the start of spawning, the fish tries to move away from the shore for a considerable distance. At the same time, she gathers in numerous flocks. The female can lay from 2 to 7 thousand eggs at a time. The spawning process lasts for the whole summer and can last from May to September.

Loban fishing

Black mullet is caught both on a regular float rod and on a bottom one. In this case, a fishing line is used, about 0,25 mm thick. You can put on the hook:

• Any kind of worms.
• Not large pieces of fish or crustaceans.
• Mollusks.
• Lures using pheromones.

Spearfishing for black mullet has its own peculiarity, which is associated with the behavior of the fish. In most cases, this fish moves in packs, in front of which is the leader. The easiest way to catch the fish that has lagged behind the flock for some reason. The flock should be approached as close as possible to the bottom. When the fish feeds, not the whole group does it: part of the group feeds, and some of them are on guard.

Commercial fishing for black mullet is carried out with the help of nets or natives. The second method gives a much larger catch, which can reach about 5 tons.

Loban is a nimble fish that often leaves the nets.

Quite often they practice sport fishing for black mullet in the northern and western parts of Russia. Even anglers from other countries take part in the competition.

The benefits and harms of lobani

Loban, like other representatives of seafood, is distinguished by the presence in its meat of a sufficient amount of substances useful for the human body. Black mullet meat contains protein, fatty acids, minerals, vitamins of groups A, B, E and other useful components.

In addition, loban is considered a low-calorie product that is easily absorbed by the human body. Therefore, its use is recommended for overweight people, as well as people prone to gaining excess weight.

In addition, eating the meat of this fish on a regular basis helps to strengthen the human immune system, to increase the reliability of the cardiovascular system, as well as the body’s resistance to more serious ailments. In addition, the presence of useful substances in it helps to improve the condition of the skin, the condition of teeth, nails and hair.

In fact, there are no restrictions on eating this fish, except that only personal intolerance to seafood can become a reason that limits the consumption of black mullet.

Loban in cooking and healthy eating

Loban, like most seafood, lends itself to any method of preparation, so a huge number of recipes have been invented. The meat of this fish is rich in various useful substances, while you can cook a wide variety of dishes based on frying, boiling, baking, stewing, etc.

How to cook fish loban – delicious recipes

As mentioned above, there are a huge number of recipes, among which there are the most delicious, the simplest and the most affordable for a wide range of housewives.

Fish cooked in the oven

To prepare a delicious dish, you need to prepare the following products:

• One carcass of a medium-sized mullet.
• Eight potatoes.
• Two tomatoes.
• One onion.
• Half a lemon.
• 2 st. spoons of vegetable oil.
• Spice.
• Bay leaf.
• Paprika, curry half a teaspoon each.

The sequence of cooking:

1. The fish is cleaned, with the removal of scales, fins and entrails, and then thoroughly washed and dried with a paper towel.
2. The fish prepared in this way is seasoned with spices, after which it is left for 15 minutes so that it is saturated with spices and marinated.
3. Vegetables are peeled and cut into rings.
4. For baking fish according to this recipe, you should take a deep brazier. First of all, chopped potatoes are laid out, then onions and tomatoes. Each layer is salted and seasoned with spices.
5. Pickled fish, cut into pieces, lies on top. From above the fish is poured with oil.
6. Alternatively, the lemon is cut into half rings and placed on top of the fish. You can just squeeze lemon juice on the fish.
7. The container with fish is covered with foil so that there is no open space.
8. The oven at this point should be turned on and heated to 220 degrees.
9. The dish is placed in the oven and cooked for about half an hour.
10. After this time, the foil is removed and the fish is cooked for another 15 minutes.

Grilled black mullet

To prepare this simple, classic dish, you need to have the following products:

• Half a kilo of fish meat loban.
• A couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil.
• 30 grams of flour.
• Spice.
• Greenery.

Technology of preparation:

1. The fish is cleaned, cut and washed, as in the first case, after which it is cut into portions.
2. Flour is mixed with spices, after which pieces of fish are breaded in this mixture.
3. The frying pan is heated along with vegetable oil.
4. Pieces of fish are fried on both sides until golden brown.
5. The dish is served with lemon slices and herbs.

Loban baked in foil

To bake one medium-sized fish carcass, you need to have:

• One lemon.
• One tablespoon of olive oil.
• Seasoning for fish.
• Spices to taste.

How to cook properly:

1. The fish is cleaned and butchered, with the removal of the entrails.
2. The carcass is washed and dried, and also sprinkled with salt, spices or seasonings, after which it is poured with olive oil and lemon juice.
3. After that, the fish is covered with cling film and sent to the refrigerator for half an hour.
4. The oven turns on and heats up to 200 degrees.
5. Pickled fish is wrapped in foil.
6. The fish carcass prepared in this way is sent to the oven for 20 minutes.

Fish cooked in foil can be a delicious side dish for boiled rice, fresh vegetables, boiled potatoes, etc.

In conclusion, it should be noted that loban fish lends itself to any type of processing, therefore, a wide variety of dishes can be prepared from it. At the same time, it should be remembered that any fish retains more nutrients if it is boiled or cooked in the oven. Fried fish is not so useful, and heavy on the stomach.