Horrible fish bladder costs 1 billion VND/kg

Fish maw is one of the premium foods being sold on the market, reserved only for the rich Vietnamese.

Peanut fish bladder 9 million VND/kg

Lac fish bladder is being sold for 900,000 VND/tael, equivalent to 9 million VND/kg. It is known that for each Lac fish, only one fish bladder is taken out, then dried to preserve the fish bladder better.

In Vietnam, the fish is distributed in the sea areas of Phu Yen, Da Nang...; the fish bladder is very good for health.

According to Oriental medicine, peanut fish maw is very good for health. It contains many nutrients that help nourish the kidneys, improve health, and nourish the meridians. That is why peanut fish maw is sought after by many people.

Lac fish, also known as man le ngu or gray melon fish, is a marine fish distributed in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. In Vietnam, Lac fish is distributed in the southern seas such as Phu Yen and Da Nang.

In Japan, sardine is a precious food source and is used in many special dishes. Eating sardine can prevent heat exhaustion.

According to the Japanese, peanuts are very nutritious, containing lots of fat, calcium, iron and Vitamin A.

Sea bass bladder

Sea bass bladder (also known as sea bass) is also known as ngu bieu, ngu phu, and is currently being sold on the market for 4.9 million VND/kg.

According to the seller's introduction, not only can sea bass maw be used to make delicious dishes, but it also provides many nutrients such as trace elements, vitamins, protein, lipids, and sugar.

Sea bass live in both fresh and salt water; usually live in caves or seagrass beds.

In addition, fish maw is also advertised as having a mild, sweet taste that helps nourish the kidneys and vital essence, and keeps the tendons and blood vessels healthy. In particular, Barramundi maw is suitable for cases such as hemorrhoids, bloody stools, etc.

Sea bass are freshwater and saltwater fish, usually living in rocky caves or seagrass beds. They are also adapted to coral reefs.

They are typical estuarine fish, found in large numbers in canals, lagoons and especially in shrimp ponds.

Sugar fish bladder

Fish bladder is currently being sold at 4 million VND/kg, special type up to 10 million VND/kg.

According to the seller, many people are looking to buy fish bladder because it has the effect of increasing male prowess and nourishing the body: nourishing the kidneys, benefiting the essence, and maintaining health. In particular, this type of fish bladder is very suitable for use in cases of: coughing up blood, vomiting blood, infertility, etc.

It is known that the trade of mackerel bladders was very developed in Ca Mau in the 1980s.

At that time, during the season of the anchovy festival, the whole village at the mouth of the Song Doc River flocked to Ca Mau Cape. Before the annual anchovy festival, traders from Guangdong and Hainan Island of China sailed to the Song Doc River mouth to buy anchovy bladders.

Sugar fish bladder is currently being sold at 4 million VND/kg.

What are the uses of mackerel bladders and how to prepare them, the fishermen of Ca Mau are all very clueless. According to them, only the Chinese know this secret, because after harvesting, salting, cleaning, drying, and straightening, only the Chinese are the customers who buy this product. If they do not sell to traders from China, they only sell to the purchasing agents of the Chinese people in Cho Lon.

At that time, the first-class mackerel bladder had a “terrifying” price: 2 pieces/1kg = 2 taels of gold; second-class: 3 pieces/1kg = 1.5 taels of gold; third-class: 4 pieces/1kg = 1.2 taels of gold; the old type (many pieces) = 0.8 taels of gold per kilo. In addition, there was a separate price for aged bladders; the older the bladder, the higher the price.

Yellowfin tuna swim bladder

The most expensive of all fish bladders is the yellow croaker fish bladder, with a "huge" price of about 1 billion VND/kg.

The Golden Croaker is a rare fish, with very few left. In addition to its high nutritional quality, the fish's bladder is used to make absorbable sutures in microsurgery and surgery, costing between $45,000 and $55,000 per kilogram, depending on the length of the bladder.

In Vietnam, yellow croaker fish often appear in Lam River, but catching natural yellow croaker fish is extremely difficult.

The bladder of yellow croaker fish is currently very expensive on the market, about 1 billion VND/kg.

The economic value of this fish is particularly high, before 2005 in Vietnam the price was from 5 - 7 million VND/kg (300 - 400 USD/kg). In 2007 it was about 15 - 20 million VND/kg, but today traders can hunt for fish that can sell for up to billions of VND depending on the weight. In which, the most valuable part of this fish is the fish bladder.

According to traders, the reason why yellow croaker fish bladder is so expensive is because in today's medicine, it is a high-quality ingredient to make absorbable sutures in the medical industry.

In particular, the Chinese use fish bladders in some secret remedies, making its value increase rapidly.

According to VNN