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At 5:00A.M., the fishermen in Kouhu Town, Yunlin County, are waiting for their most important moment in a year.
凌晨5點的臺灣云林縣口湖鄉的漁民迎來了決定他們一年生計的關鍵時刻。
Mullet roe is a specialty in the areas along the southwest coast of Taiwan.
烏魚子是臺灣西南沿岸的特產取烏魚卵腌制而成。
Looking like a China's ink stick, it's called "karasumi", literally "Tang Ink" in Japan.
由于形狀像中國的墨日本人把烏魚子稱為“唐墨”。
The Japanese also see it one of the top three delicacies in the world.
并把它視為世界三大美食之一。
Over the past 300 years, mullet roe was always one of the most valuable sea products in Taiwan.
三百多年來烏魚子一直是臺灣最貴重的漁獲之一。
Around the Winter Solstice, adult mullets would breed in the waters off the southwest coast of Taiwan after a long trip from the sea areas off the north coast of the mainland.
每年冬至的前后十天成熟的烏魚一定會從大陸北方沿海南下到溫暖的臺灣西南部海域產卵。
The captive breeding of mullet has emerged in the past 10 years.
最近10年臺灣沿海各地開始人工養殖。
The mullet harvest season is also called the "Golden Season."
烏魚豐收季節也被漁民們稱為了“黃金季節”。
Mullets take 3 or 4 years to mature.
烏魚需要養殖三到四年。
Their roes are big and taste good.
烏魚卵也因此大而肥美。
Now, it has been the largest mullet roe production area in Taiwan.
現在，這里已經成為臺灣島內最大的烏魚子產地。
The fresh mullet roes will be salted for 4 to 5 hours before pressed in order to squeeze out water.
取出魚子后以食鹽滲入各部位鹽漬4至5個小時。
After dehydrated in the open air, they will turn into mullet roe products with expected firmness or color.
板壓脫水，再經過日曬、風吹的過程才能制成優質的烏魚子外型厚實飽滿，色澤橙黃通透。
Mullet roes can be cooked in various ways, while the original taste can be best retained after they are roasted in a traditional way.
烏魚子的吃法很多遵循古制的香烤最能發揮它的天然原味。
Rice wine would be sprayed over the roes before roasting.
炙烤之前，先要撒上米酒。
The roasting time is important.
而炙烤的時間很為重要。
Insufficient cooking would ruin the taste.
差上幾秒，口感就會有天壤之別。
The fragrance will float out when both sides turn golden.
烤至雙面金黃時，香氣四溢。
Just after taking a bite, you can feel an extremely fine texture.
入口之后，通過輕微的黏牙感可以感受到它無比細膩的質地。
The slightly spicy radish and fresh garlic sprouts will enhance the fine texture of mullet roes.
再配上甘甜微辣的白蘿卜和鮮辣的青蒜最大程度彰顯烏魚子綿密、軟糯的原味。
Many restaurants have renovated recipes so far to cook mullet roes with vegetables and mullet meat.
除了最傳統的香烤吃法，許多餐廳也開始推陳出新將它與蔬菜和烏魚肉等食材混搭。
