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Varied methods of preservation and storage of fish, there are several routes used by fisherman in order to preserve the fish and protect it from damage Kaltmileih and cooler (with ice) and cooling (auto refrigeration). There are also several old ways, which is still used to today, including the method of drying, salting, smoking and canning Since ancient times people knew routes are ideal for keeping fish for the longest possible period. And these methods invented by man since ancient times, was intended to prolong the period in which they become unfit for human consumption, all the way from the results with special characteristics and a different flavor than ability to eat, and where, during the period of conservation there is some degradation, the fish used must be fresh in very good condition.
People known since ancient times is an ideal way to save the fish for the longest possible period, namely, drying fish. The idea that drying to reduce the amount of water that contain fish and necessary for the growth of bacteria and microorganisms that cause corruption and damage to fish. And you can save the fish dried until needed in the seasons in which the presence of fish in a little as well as the possible transfer to remote areas of the coast, and contains a dried fish at about 80% of the weight of protein in fresh fish, so it is one of the foods of the few to maintain these Furthermore, the property is considered one of the cheapest and easiest way to prepare and save the fish. And method of drying fish, like any other method to save the fish, are taking into account some important points until the drying process Face correct it is in raw materials such as fresh fish, fish also corrupt can not improve its quality, weather, proper ventilation can not be drying when the relative humidity of the atmosphere more than 60% and the method used in drying is dependent on the type and size of fish to be dried and the way the conservation and storage.
As well as the method of drying fish on the surface area exposed to sunlight or air, the more surface area was great as was the drying process faster and better. The salting of the best ways to save the fish from damage which is an ancient way used by ancient Egyptians from ancient times and also used in Oman since ancient times until the present day, is an easy way to save the fish and do not require only the amount of salt added to the amount of clean water, though there are a thousand of tons of salted fish are thrown and are not valid for human use because of the wrong ways of salting.
Known method of smoking fish for several centuries, only they are considered an ideal way to save the fish Moreover, many people prefer the taste of smoked fish because it gives the fish a good flavor and a distinctive color. In the old was the method of smoking on the development of fish directly on the fire that used to ignite some type of timber after the product is ready to eat later discovered that this method some disadvantages, including scarcity of wood used and exposure fish flame from the outside just as lost in the fish without cooking which exposes them to damage and corruption quickly
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