The gooseneck barnacles that grow on the coast of northern Spain have been called a delicacy from hell.

Gooseneck barnacles are one of the most expensive seafoods on earth. In Europe, a pound of gooseneck barnacles can be sold for 300-500 euros, which is equivalent to 3,000 yuan in RMB.

At a seafood auction in Spain, a small gooseneck barnacle was sold for a high price of 1,200 euros, which is about 9,400 yuan, almost 10,000 yuan.

So why are gooseneck barnacles so expensive?

In fact, in addition to its poor growing environment and low yield, the most important reason is that gooseneck barnacles live deep in rocks and are very difficult to pick.

If you want to pick it, you must use primitive methods. People living in northern Spain will use ropes to descend to the sea during the harvest season and pick gooseneck barnacles one by one.

This is extremely dangerous and you may fall into the sea if you are not careful.

Those who are unlucky and fail to take precautionary measures may lose their lives.

But even if their lives are in danger, many people still pick gooseneck barnacles on the rocks on the coast.

Therefore, this kind of gooseneck barnacle stained with "human life" becomes even more precious.

The weird-looking gooseneck barnacles are considered expensive and exquisite seafood in Spain. They have a very vivid name on the southern coast of the country - dog claw snails. Local fishermen pick them by themselves but they are widely eaten.

Of course, due to over-picking, the price has also gone up now.

Due to the harsh growth environment of nape barnacles, there are almost none in the coastal waters. You have to go to the reefs around the island to pick them.

Gooseneck barnacles do taste great. Add some spices and steam them quickly over high heat. They are sweet and tender.

When eating, push aside the rough tube behind the chitinous claw-like shell and eat the exposed bits of meat like a snail.

But the delicious taste lingers in your mouth for a long time.