Huajiao, also known as fish belly and fish glue, is one of the "eight treasures of the sea". It is made of swim bladder, the undulating organ of a big fish, by cutting and drying. Because of its extremely rich colloid, it is named Huajiao. Flower glue, known as "marine ginseng", is not only a high-grade treasure at banquets, but also a superior flower glue, with a value far exceeding that of gold.

Species of nectar

There are many kinds of nectar, each of which comes from a different kind of swim bladder. Top flower gum is authentic yellow flower gum and white flower gum, which are rarely seen in the market.

Yellow glue has many names, such as the original swim bladder that has not been cut to form a cylinder, which is called tube glue; Smaller and thinner ones are called hangers; Several fresh swim bladders are stuck together, which are thick but not very transparent, and are called patches and blocks of glue; Processing into strips, called long glue, tape glue, etc.

▲ Yellow gum

Among the high-grade flower glue, there are money glue, spider glue, white glue, yellow glue, glue, eel glue and so on.

In addition, it is also divided into Hongzui (Taishan, Zhanjiang, Hongji, Da 'er and Annan), Beihai, Douhu, New Zealand, Jinlong, Zhadu and Dudu.

▲ white chewing gum

Flounder gum

Let's start with the top-grade money sole fish glue.

Money flounder gum, also known as small beard money flounder gum, is the swim bladder of yellow-lipped fish, and it is also the best in flower gum, and is called "the king of fish gum". This is the most advanced flower glue, which is very rare. Generally, it is collected as a collectible, and the price per catty is above several hundred thousand. If it is thick, it will reach more than one million.