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Strangely, ‘unusual’ cheap crabs are widely sold in online markets and sidewalks

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Pre-ground copper crab or Norwegian brick crab is sold in the online market at startlingly low prices, making consumers doubtful about the quality of the product.

Hanoi has just entered the beginning of summer, but at traditional markets and online markets, field crabs have become a popular food for many people. Photo: Vietnamese people In addition to whole fresh field crabs sold at markets for 150-180,000 VND/kg, on the online market there are also ready-made ground crabs for sale at half or even 1/3 of the price. fresh crab. Photo: Facebook. Each kg of pre-ground crab includes 1 bag of crushed crab meat and 1 bag of crab bricks, priced from 60,000 – 80,000 VND/kg. Photo: Facebook With such a startling low price, many people suspect that this type of pre-ground frozen crab may be Western crab or imported from Cambodia and Thailand. Photo: Facebook Not only pre-ground copper crab, recently Norwegian brown crab (Norwegian brick crab) is also for sale on the online market for only 290-350,000 VND/kg, half the price of Ca Mau brick crab. Photo: Facebook Norwegian brown crab, which is considered a high-class seafood line in the world, is sold at a cheap price, so housewives buy it and eat it. Photo: Facebook However, according to the owner of a high-end seafood store in Hanoi, the best quality crab must be fresh crab, so most reputable seafood supermarkets do not sell frozen imports. Photo: Facebook Norwegian brick crab is a high-class, world-famous seafood that is sold in large quantities in Vietnam at such a cheap price. Photo: Facebook Last year, on many gateway streets of Ho Chi Minh City, there were many points of sale of Ca Mau crabs on the roadside with only 50,000 VND/3 crabs. Photo: Workers However, in fact, the price of 50,000 VND for 3 crabs that the seller offers is just a way for them to attract passersby. When asking to buy, the seller pointed to the tiny crabs. Photo: Plo However, in fact, the price of 50,000 VND for 3 crabs that the seller offers is just a way for them to attract passersby. When asking to buy, the seller pointed to the tiny crabs. Photo: Plo Video: Going to the market to buy field crabs in the West. Source: VTV24