Chapter 372: Gene mutation?
Among these ingredients, there were a few that really made Tao Jiaren stunned for a long time.

At this moment, her attention was attracted by a table.

"What kind of fish is this?" Seeing that the fish occupied the entire square table, it was obviously processed.

Tao Jiaren's eyes were full of amazement. There was such a big fish, and it looked so strange.

Bai Tao took a quick glance and answered casually, "Oh, this is a manta ray."

"What? What, the devil? The manta ray?"

She understood these three words, but when they were put together, they became difficult to understand.

Tao Jiaren looked at the strange flat fish and suddenly remembered what Bai Tao had said before. She didn't know whether the winter melon cheated first or the pumpkin was not polite.

She just wanted to complain now, wondering if the bat had an affair or had cheated, which resulted in such a strange-looking fish.

I won’t mention names like lobster, king crab, unicorn shrimp, and prawns. Although they may sound a bit presumptuous, they are nice names after all.

But this fish, named manta ray, sounds unlucky.

As soon as Bai Tao saw Tao Jiaren frowning, she knew what she was mumbling in her heart.

After all, when Bai Tao first took out the manta ray, the villagers were stunned for a while when they heard the name.

But because it was Bai Tao who took it out, although the villagers were stunned for a long time by the name of the fish, they did not make a fuss, especially after listening to Bai Tao's scientific explanation.

Now the impression of people in Taohua Village about this fish is that it tastes really good.

The villagers also know that the deeper the sea, the stranger the fish look.

It is said that there are fish that have eyes but have degenerated and are no longer used.

Bai Tao: "This fish has another name, manta ray."

"It is called the devil fish because it has two protruding head fins differentiated from the pectoral fins in front of its head, just like the horns on the head of a 'devil', so people also call it the 'devil fish'."

Upon hearing this, Tao Jiaren immediately asked, "Didn't you choose this name?"

Bai Tao shook her head: "Of course not."

She was an ordinary person before she traveled through time, and then when she encountered the end of the world, she could only struggle to survive.

Such a great thing as naming fishes has nothing to do with her.

But the people in Taohua Village didn’t seem to think so. Especially for the domineering and majestic names like lobster and king crab, the villagers all thought that they were given by her.

After all, no one had ever seen these seafoods before Bai Tao took them out. Even if the fishermen on the coast had seen them, they could not come up with such majestic and domineering names.

Therefore, the villagers are extremely proud of this: Our aunt is really amazing, others probably wouldn’t be able to think of such a name, right? !
Tao Jiaren immediately said: "The person who came up with this name is so unskilled."

Without waiting for Bai Tao to speak, she continued to say with disdain: "Does someone with horns mean he is a devil? Has anyone seen what a devil looks like?"

There are so many good names to choose from, but a name like this is not only not elegant, it's simply scary.

"This..." Bai Tao shook her head and thought, how would I know.

If we really want to find the reason, it is probably because in modern Western mythology, the devil always has horns. Tao Jiaren curled her lips and continued to complain: "You haven't eaten pork, but you have seen pigs run. The ones with horns are obviously cattle, sheep, deer and other livestock."

Bai Tao nodded in agreement: "This fish is actually quite gentle, with lots of meat and no bones. The meat is fresh and delicious. In one word, it's delicious!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Tao Jiaren burst out laughing and corrected her: "It's two words!"

Bai Tao waved her hands in a childish voice and hummed, "Oh, don't worry about such details."

It just so happened that Bai Dashan came to Bai Tao to ask for advice on something, so Tao Jiaren began to look at the rich ingredients on the table herself.

Beside her, Bai Xiaofu followed her introduction attentively.

"This is a hairtail fish, also known as a knife fish. It lives in deep sea environments and dies soon after going out to sea."

"The reason for this is that the pressure balance inside and outside the hairtail fish is maintained by the high-pressure environment of the deep sea. When it is caught out of the water, the pressure outside is much lower than the pressure of the deep sea, causing the pressure inside the hairtail fish to suddenly change, and it is unable to adapt, thus dying quickly..."

Bai Xiaofu: "If you want to eat fresh hairtail, you must have enough ice on the fishing boat. Once the hairtail is caught, you must quickly use ice to preserve it."

Tao Jiaren nodded and her eyes fell on a strange-looking fish in a round plate. The fish looked soft and flabby, and its appearance was indescribably strange, with several tentacles.

Bai Xiaofu followed her gaze and blurted out immediately.

"This is a squid. It looks like it's been skinned, but it actually looks like this. Most squids are the size of two or three fingers, and it's rare to see one this big."

As Bai Xiaofu spoke, he muttered to himself, last time he saw a giant squid weighing over 50 kilograms, and this time it was over 20 kilograms. Although it was still big, it was not so bad.

Fried squid with green peppers is quite delicious and goes well with rice. Of course, grilled squid is also delicious.

Tao Jiaren nodded, then pointed to another plate next to her, and said hesitantly, "Is this also squid?"

They look similar but not quite the same. She thought to herself, could it be as the little cutie said, a close relative marriage, or one of them cheated on the other, so there was a genetic mutation?

If Bai Tao knew that Tao Jiaren would often use her casual jokes on things she saw, she would probably be in tears and laughter.

Bai Xiaofu: "No, this is cuttlefish."

"Boss Tao, please take a look. The body of the squid is long and thin and conical, a bit like a red tasseled spear, while the body of the cuttlefish is relatively wide and flat, more like a sphere."

"The squid has a triangular head with a pair of particularly long tentacles, while the cuttlefish has an oval head with sparsely arranged suckers on its tentacles."

"The squid has a translucent cartilage in its body, while the cuttlefish has a hard bone in its body. This bone is called 'sea cucumber sheath' in traditional Chinese medicine..."

Tao Jiaren nodded as she listened, and praised, "You know so much."

Bai Xiaofu smiled shyly, his face full of pride: "All this knowledge was taught by our aunt, our aunt is so amazing!"

"Our aunt said that we can't just eat, we also have to be able to distinguish."

"In terms of usage and taste, squid is often used for grilling and stir-frying, and its meat is tender but slightly chewy, while cuttlefish is mostly used for hot pot and making ink pasta, and its meat is tender and elastic."

At this point, Bai Xiaofu suddenly said: "The cuttlefish balls often eaten in hot pot are made from cuttlefish meat. Our aunt likes it very much."

After hearing this, Tao Jiaren suddenly realized: "Yes."

She had eaten it a few times and found the cuttlefish balls to be quite tasty, but she never thought much about it.