There is a class of high-end ingredients called "swallow abalone shark's fin ginseng belly", this belly is fish maw, that is, fish glue, fish glue is fish maw, is a variety of fish swim bladder dry products, because rich in gelatinous and famous, named Gum.

Fish glue has been known as "marine ginseng" of the name, not only is the feast of the generations on the treasures, is a famous tonic, has a certain medicinal value. Fish glue price from hundreds of thousands of pounds to a few hundred dollars a pound.

So, the question comes, the same fish belly, why the difference is so big?

The classification of fish maw is very complicated, mainly from the type of fish, size, weight of flower glue, humidity, year and other different aspects, in order to determine the price of fish maw is high or low, these points, the most important factor, is the type of fish.

The following fish species in accordance with the fish glue classification of the summary, there are omissions or not exhaustive place, please God to the master of the corrections:

1: money glue (yellow flower glue, white flower glue)

Money slate fish glue is the best in the glue, known as the "king of the fish glue," produced in Fujian, the money is called yellow flower glue. The money belly from Fujian is called yellow flower gum; the money belly from the Pearl River mouth is called white flower, white flower gum.

These two are the top of the flower of the gum, very rare, are generally used as a collector's item collection, catty price of hundreds of thousands of dollars or more, such as the size of the thicker, but also to reach more than a million.

The yellow-lipped fish is China's endemic fish species, now when the national second-class protected animals, money belly is basically extinct on the market, the collection value is greater than the practical value.

2: spider belly

Spider belly is a wild red fish swim bladder, origin is generally Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. Indonesia and Malaysia's spider belly is quite rare, the price is also very high, the market is mostly produced in Vietnam, and Indonesia's spider belly male is one of the top varieties of flower glue.

A weight of more than 30 grams of Indonesian spider belly male is very precious, more than 50 grams of extremely rare, worth like antiques.

3: white flower fish glue (note, than white flower glue more than a word)

Wild big white lotus fish glue now basically can not be found, only farmed only, but also particularly rare.

Now on the market white flower fish glue head are relatively small, and to Indonesia Bangladesh origin of white flower fish glue skin care anti-wrinkle effect is very good, Vietnam origin of white flower fish glue effect is more general, white flower fish glue has always been Hong Kong people skin care and beauty of the luxuries to come.

4: red mouth slate fish glue

Red mouth slate belly is after the money slate belly, spider belly, white flower glue after the most valuable varieties of fish glue, is a deep-sea fish, also belongs to the slate fish, is distributed in the western North Pacific Ocean, Guangdong Nan'ao around the sea, is now eaten more, especially when a woman is pregnant and sitting in the month of the first choice of nourishing products to eat.

Red mouth slate fish glue is also divided into several varieties, according to the place of origin is divided into four big red mouth: zhejiang big ear, Taishan red mouth, zhanjiang red mouth, red chicken red mouth. Domestic wild very few, very expensive. The market is mainly Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean production.

Taishan Red Beak

Taishan Red Beak is the first of the four red beak slate, which is known for its good efficacy and good taste, especially suitable for women to eat before pregnancy, during pregnancy and during menstruation, as well as poor qi and blood or post-surgery to replenish the people.

Zhanjiang Red-billed Slate

Zhanjiang Red-billed Slate is one of the four major species of Red-billed Slate, which is on a par with Taishan Red-billed Slate.

Red Cockerel Slate

Red Cockerel Slate is the most widely known species among the four major slates, and its effect of blood replenishment, beauty care, and postpartum nourishment is very good.

The big ear red mouth

The big ear red mouth is the most special appearance among the four big red mouth slate, which is named because there are two small bubbles on the top, and when cut open, it looks like the two ears of the fish glue, the big ear red mouth is good for tonifying the kidney and the vital essence, and tonifying the qi and blood, and it is good for nourishing the blood and the face.

5: Annam fish glue

Produced in Vietnam Annam red mouth, is the red mouth slate in the most cost-effective varieties.

Its quality and efficacy is second only to the four major red-mouth slates, but the price is much more affordable and well worth daily consumption. Annan red-billed slate is effective in tonifying qi and blood, regulating the digestive and absorption functions of the stomach and intestines; it is effective in assisting in the treatment of coughs; and it is even more effective in beautifying the skin when consumed on a regular basis.

6: Beihai fish glue (Beibu Gulf)

Mainly from Guangxi, Brazil and Argentina, etc., suitable for stewing soup, stewed soup, thick meat, gelatin body smooth, not fishy and not sticky mouth, if you want to beauty and want to buy affordable fish glue, this is the ideal choice.

There are also double-toothed and three-toothed slate fish glue, mainly from Bangladesh, India, etc., with rougher meat.

7: Doohu gum

Doohu slate fish glue is mainly produced in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Thailand and other places, the quality of fish glue with the North China Sea are almost the same, suitable for stewed soup to eat, stewed soup clear, the glue body crisp, not fishy and not sticky mouth, the production is very small, the quality of the fish glue is very good, and the price is moderate, it is a good one of the fish glue.

8: New Zealand gum

New Zealand codfish gum, suitable for stewed soup to eat, stewed soup clear, thicker meat, gelatin body is soft and smooth, not fishy and not sticky mouth, the price is affordable, is a good choice in the low-priced flower gum.

9: sea bass fish glue

Sea bass swim bladder called Huang Huajiao, (and money belly of Huang Huajiao is in Fujian's special call, the two is not a kind of,), also known as the small yellow flowers, Huajiao boy, usually tube, also known as "yellow flowers tube", is one of the largest production of Huajiao varieties.

Freshwater bass swim bladder called duck bubble belly, "duck bubble belly" is commonly known as "flower glue tube", due to the unopened, shaped like a purse and named, more from Central America around Panama, which is characterized by the body is not tough, crispy mouth, the price is moderate, housewives more duck bubble Fish maw to make soup.

10: Za gum (Za belly, eel belly)

Eel gum is a large door eel fish fat dry, its shape is cylindrical at both ends is pointed, the middle round and large, originating in Central and South America, the local original called "long belly", belly shape long and narrow, "narrow" The word was later written in the line as "Za". Zaguo also divided into male and female, belly mother thick body, good appearance, easy to become glutinous rice powder and sticky teeth after boiling. Gum male is thin body meat cool, cook up not easy to dissolve.

Duohu gum, New Zealand gum, perch gum, zha gum these are huge production, is the mainstream products on the market.

There are also a lot of miscellaneous fish maw, varieties vary, the line are not considered to be fish glue.

Source fish glue seafood culture, flower gum knowledge book