Is a second-class protected animal used as a signature dish? Q friend "North Country Scenery" said: As we all know, the Chinese giant salamander, also known as baby fish, is a second-class national protected animal. However, recently at a hotel in the development zone, I was surprised to find that the hotel brazenly hung the baby fish as the signature dish of the economy hotel outside the store. Isn't this very worrying?
By chance, I found a hotel hanging a special dish called "baby fish", which made me quite curious. Baby fish belong to protected animals. Can protected animals be served on the dining table? With these questions, I specially went to the hotel to ask about the situation.
According to a staff member of the hotel, the baby fish on their dining table are specially approved. The hotel also has a wildlife operation and utilization license and health quarantine certificate. At the same time, I heard them introduce that although the baby fish is a national protected animal, in recent years, due to the successful development of artificial breeding of baby fish and the maturity of technology, and there are already a number of large-scale baby fish farming bases in the country's fast hotels, so the country allows a small amount of baby fish to be served on the table. Moreover, baby fish are rich in nutrients such as protein, fat, inorganic salts, and amino acids, making it a rare delicacy. At the same time, the chef who specializes in cooking baby fish in their hotel has also received specialized training and examination. The baby fish on the hotel's dining table is not illegal.
Even though I know that serving baby fish on the dining table is not illegal, I still feel that this matter is very worrying. Since I started school, I have known that the baby fish is a protected animal, but now suddenly becomes a delicacy on the common people's dining table. If artificially farmed ones can be eaten, it will inevitably fuel the abuse of wild baby fish. Whether the baby fish as a signature dish in restaurants is appropriate or not, relevant departments should carefully consider.