After consulting relevant information, the biological dictionary reads: Octopus, the abbreviation of Octopus, alias Wang Chao. Baoqingzhi in Yinzhou, Zhejiang Province is divided into "the largest one is named Shi Reject, the second one is named Shi Reject, and the youngest one is named Wang Chao". The ancestors of Ningbo people divided octopus into three types according to its body shape. The book Baoqingzhi of Yinzhou records: "The largest octopus is called Paishi. This kind of octopus lives in a cave, and people can take it away, hence its name. The stone is shaped like a big bag, eight feet long and two or three feet long. The block (sucker) protruding from the foot is like a nail; Every nail has a hole, floating in the sand, and the cloth is like death. Birds peck it, roll it into the water, hiss and sip it to fill their stomachs. The second one is called' Zhang Ju' and the smaller one is called' Wang Chao'. " These records show that Shijue and Wang Chao belong to Octopoda and Octopus. "Tide watching" It usually makes holes in mud holes on the beach. At the high tide, it climbed out of the hole and looked at it, waving its wrists as if expecting the arrival of the tide, hence the name "Looking at the Tide".

There is also a saying that I don't know if it is accurate: watching the tide is a small octopus (actually it should be called octopus cub). This is a common name. The newborn octopus is called Wangchao, the older one is called Aunt Salmon, and when it grows up, it will be an octopus.

In Xiangshan Port, this kind of "stone rejection" that plays dead and floats on the water waiting for birds to peck and drag them into the water for a full meal is rare. "Zhang Ju" is a common staple seafood in Xiangshan Port. Octopus family members are the best, but Xiangshan Port does not produce much. See the tide is not only small, as small as pigeon eggs, as big as an egg. There are dozens of 1 kg, and the catch is very small. It's not bad to catch a dozen at a time in a fish pile. Therefore, the tide watching in the market is often not a whole basket, but a dozen or dozens of small pots crawling.

"Wang Chao" is a top member of the octopus family. Its taste is delicious and its yield is small. That thing which is rare is dear. Generally, it is more than one kilogram 120 yuan on the market. City residents who take bus No.620 to buy seafood can't figure out how this little octopus can be so expensive when they hear this price. The market in the city is quite large. An octopus weighs more than 0.5 kg, which is only 10 yuan and 1 kg. This is really "children, children, the smaller the more expensive."

In fact, if you buy some "Wang Chao" and try them, you will find that they taste really different. Although the price is expensive, it is worth it.

Autumn is the season when the tide is ripe. Although small, it is full of cream. The tide at this time is incomparable to other seafood. The most popular way to watch tide is braising in soy sauce. Cooking requirements are not high. Wash away the mucus and you can cook. The key is not to cut off the foot by caesarean section, but to burn the whole thing to avoid the loss of cream. Stir-fry the oil in the pan, add a little ginger and onion, and cook until it tastes good. The name of the dish is "Braised in red sauce to watch the tide".