44358042 Belarusian officials have suggested a fish restaurants in the days
In Minsk oblast catering establishments received a recommendation often cook dishes from native fish, as well as "practicing holding fish days." This writes the "Komsomolskaya Pravda in Belarus". The recommendation comes from the Minsk regional executive committee. Appropriate letters sent to local officials responsible for catering. There, in particular, said: "In order to increase sales volumes of freshwater fish in the domestic market of the region take action to implement the pond fish in the catering facilities." Restaurants, cafes and dining officials are advised to include a larger menu of dishes from the carp and silver carp. In the Minsk Regional Executive Committee confirmed this information. Head of the Department of Trade Pavel Kozlov said that it was only a recommendation, not a requirement. In a restaurant in the Minsk region, where the publication asked for comments (restaurant name not given), said that on instructions from the executive committee has not yet received. Manager noted that the menus, and so included dishes from the Belarusian fish that are popular. In turn, the owner of another restaurant (the name was also not given) stated that the menu of the institution of dishes from the carp or silver carp do not. "This is a fish with a special flavor, not all love her. And carp, bony, bones, even choose the fillet is not so easy, and if the client, God forbid, choke? Why do these problems?" – She said. Restaurant hostess added that if she had to arrange, for example, "the day of the carp," it turned out to be for her loss. Fishing days (when the menu was attended by dishes of fish instead of meat) were carried out at public catering enterprises in Soviet times. Such a measure has been associated with insufficient production of meat. In accordance with the practice introduced in 1970, fish days were held on Thursdays. In early 2011, the Belarusian authorities temporarily banned the import of certain types of fillets of freshwater fish (pangasius and telapii). Such a solution, as described by the agency learned it was taken "based on the interests of domestic producers." In the Ministry of Trade said that in Belarus rather own freshwater fish.