Carp is mainly produced in the Yellow River in Hejin, Yongji, Ruicheng and Yuanqu counties. It has a long history. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, it was very famous, and there was a record in the history books that "the Yellow River carp originally lived in Yujin". "Ancient Medical Forest" also records that "Luo carp is the most expensive, followed by Jianghan, with a value of 100 times", which was once a tribute of the court in history. Yellow River carp is famous all over the country for its tender meat and rich nutrition, and has been listed as the first of the four famous fish in China. Yellow River carp contains more calcium and phosphorus nutrients, less thorns and more meat, and tastes delicious. It has the functions of harmonizing spleen, nourishing lung, calming liver and enriching blood. Eating carp often has a certain curative effect on diseases such as liver, eyes, kidney and spleen, and is also a high-grade health food for pregnant women, with high economic value.

Grass carp is commonly known as mandarin fish. Belonging to herbivorous fish, it is a health food that warms the middle warmer and tonifies the deficiency. It is beneficial to dampness, warms the stomach, calms the liver and dispels the wind, and is suitable for cold stomach constitution, headache after a long illness, loss of appetite, etc. Grass carp should be boiled or steamed with ginger, onion and garlic. , can also be burned, braised, slippery, smoked, etc. It has a good effect on eliminating fatigue of bones and muscles and brain; The contents of vitamin A and vitamin C in grass carp are also very high, which has a health care effect on liver, kidney and meridians.

Each has different nutritional value.