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Hong Kong began as a fishing village so I think people have become used to the idea that,
香港起初是個漁村，因此我覺得人們習慣于認為
you know, fish should be very fresh.
魚就必須是新鮮的
I was just looking when you said how fresh it is.
我正好在看你所說的新鮮程度
I'm looking at... there are literally fish hopping about in the trays.
我看到那些盤子里的魚真的在蹦跶
And it is clearly a very important dish for New Year
魚顯然是道很重要的年菜
But why is it? Because there... there seem to be a lot of beliefs around certain foods for this time of year.
但是為什么呢，因為...似乎存在許多關于一年這個時候的特殊食物的信仰
The word fish, in Chinese, in Cantonese is Yu. Yu means plentiful.
魚這個詞，在中文，在粵語中同 "余"。"余"表示富足
Does that then mean that by eating fish, the idea is that you have a bountiful year coming on?
這是不是表示吃魚意味著你會迎來富裕的一年呢
That's the idea!
就是這個意思
Fish is such an important part of the New Year festivities
魚是新春佳節非常重要的一部分
and the shoppers here are experts when it comes to the best way to prepare it.
提及料理的最佳方式時，顧客皆是專家
Can you tell me how you might cook it?
可以說下你準備怎么煮這魚嗎
Traditionally, fish should be cooked whole, including the head and tail, to suggest completeness,
習慣上，魚應該整條進行烹煮，包括有頭有尾，寓意圓滿
and the head should always face the elders at the table as a mark of respect.
并且魚頭應該朝向餐桌上的長者以示尊敬
Fish should always be the last dish on the menu
魚應該作為菜單上的最后一道菜
and it is particularly auspicious to have a little left over at the end.
并且最后剩下一些表示有余，會特別的吉利
Well, as you can see, the people of Hong Kong are absolutely spoiled when it comes to fish,
嘛，如你所知，在吃魚這方面香港人完全被寵壞了
it's really easy for them to have any number of species on their table.
對他們來說桌上有數種魚是再平常不過的事情了
But there is a community in northern China
但是安特發現，在中國北方
that has to go to extraordinary lengths to catch fish, as Ant discovered.
有一群人為了捕魚不惜費盡辛苦周折
He travelled thousands of miles north to Chagan Lake.
他向北數幾千公里來到了查干湖
