Why is blackfish more expensive than balsa? Let's take a look at the price:
Blackfish is $20.50/kg, which converts to $10.25/catty.
Bass $10.71/kg.
There is no mistaking that the two prices are about the same! The fish is also more expensive when you weigh it up!
The above picture price should be the average price, just for reference, buy 5 yuan / catty balsa fish friends are not busy jumping up to refute me.
Why do we think blackfish is more expensive than balsa? I think it may be due to the following reasons:
Different regions
Different sourcing channels
Secrets merchants won't tell you
I, Regionally different
Blackfish, freshwater fish, in China in addition to the western plateau region, the Yangtze River basin to the Heilongjiang basin of the vast area are a large number of distribution, in addition to parts of Yunnan Province and Taiwan Province also has a small amount of distribution.
Bass carp, freshwater fish, is distributed in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, China (Yunnan). It is an important freshwater culture species in Southeast Asian countries.
China is a vast country, it is inevitable that prices vary from place to place.
There are also differences in the culture of food markets around the world, some places can only buy fish to go home and kill themselves, some places can not only help you kill the fish, but also ask the stallholder to give the fish to the slice of a good home to wash can be directly under the pot, so this blackfish sold 29 yuan / kg also have the market.
You can also help to go to the shrimp line
Two, procurement channels are different
Blackfish, made into pickled fish boiled fish is the most delicious, pay attention to the live fish killed, we will not be a large number of stockpiling.
Bass carp, we see most of them are sliced and loaded in the freezer, easy to store means we can hoard, as long as your home refrigerator is big enough, then you can buy more, buy more means cheaper, even if you do not take the initiative to cut the price, will do business with the boss will give you a VIP discount. Don't cry if you don't get a discount, learn a lesson and buy elsewhere next time.
Balsa fish in addition to the wholesale price factor, there is a pack ice rate and add water retention agent, water retention after the balsa fish weight can be increased by 50% -80%! Higher ice pack rate or higher water content equals less fish in the same weight. That's why there are $10/catty balsa fish and $5/catty balsa fish in the market.
Does the mere sight of $5 make you think blackfish is unreasonably expensive?
Blackfish cries: I'm on my knees ......
Secrets merchants won't tell you
Why is blackfish more expensive than balsa?
The subliminal meaning of this question is that blackfish shouldn't be more expensive than balsa, balsa should be more expensive than blackfish.
Why would we think that balsa should be more expensive?
Because, we're confusing balsa with lobster.
Longley, a warm-temperature, offshore, large groundfish, is more expensive to catch and farm than balsa. Fresh fish are $90 per pound.
In the eyes of our average foodie, the similarity between balsa and lobster after being skinned and boned is a staggering 99.99 percent.
With this kind of price difference, some merchants will exploit the loophole, deliberately blurring the balsa and the dragonfish, and some even swear to tell you: this kind of fish has two names!
Over time, we will plausibly equate balsa fish with dragonfish when we see frozen products, so subconsciously we will think that balsa fish should be more expensive.
I hope my answer can help you!