Andrei Lvovich, before you throw the fish in a frying pan, you have to buy it. How to choose the right smelt?- At once I will say: It's not worth chasing a giant smelt - it's not as tasty as a medium-sized fish. Quite a trifle to take, too, does not make sense - there will be nothing to fry. And the average - the most, and tastier, and cheaper. And how do you know, smelt - a real, and not related to her capelin, for example?- By smell, of course! We all know that St. Petersburg is the capital of smelt, although Sakhalin is arguing with us. They say that the smelt is tastier. I tried - really, a wonderful fish, but we have it smells like cucumbers, but they do not. Therefore, take the one that smells.Andrew Urgant: the love of smelt is a family affair. Photo: Zamir UsmanovNot worth chasing a giant smelt - it is not as tasty as a medium-sized fish. The primary point: to clean or not to clean?- My mother and grandmother Ivan, Nina NikolaevnaUrgant, always clean the smelt, then wash, then clean again. I treat the process more calmly: if there is time, I attach it with a knife and pull out the insides, but leave my head, because with the head for some reason it tastes better and is more convenient. On the other hand, without a head, more fish are placed in a frying pan. In extreme cases, you can not even clean - eat the inside is not necessary. So it's easier and faster. But I prefer to wash and clean first, because the smelt, like the crayfish, is the sanitation of the reservoirs, gobbles up horrible things. How much should you fry? Is it true that the smelt is ready in five minutes?- Mom loves smelt, fried to almostcrunchy squash, and I remove the fish from the frying pan, when it became a little pink, in two or three minutes. In general, there are lots of recipes. I tried smelt in a restaurant - it's more delicious at home. Although I can never so exquisitely serve everything, it's so nice to put mashed potatoes with roses. The proprietary recipe for fried smelt from the Urgant family is on the next page!