The truth behind cheap giant octopus beards sold in Vietnamese markets

With a cheap price of around 100,000 VND/kg with winged ads, giant octopus antennae become a popular item on the online market.

Recently, consumers were surprised when the giant octopus antennae, which is said to have originated in Japan, was sold at a Vietnamese market at a relatively cheap price. Screenshots Accordingly, on the online market, giant octopus vegetables are for sale with prices ranging from 89,000 to 130,000 VND/kg. Photo: Facebook According to the seller’s advertisement, the giant octopus beard is a limited edition super vip item. Photo: Facebook Fresh octopus whiskers have been cleaned, just defrost and can be used immediately or processed all kinds of delicious dishes according to your preferences. Photo: Facebook The seller also confirmed that the octopus beard is tough, crispy and delicious. Photo: Facebook Ms. Thu (Thanh Oai, Hanoi) said that all over the online market, she saw many people selling giant octopus beards, each article had hundreds of people ordered it, so she also ordered it to try. Photo: Facebook However, when fried or steamed, this giant octopus beard is very pale, fishy and chewy, not crispy and delicious as advertised. Ms. Thu suspects that this type of octopus beard is not Japanese. Photo: Facebook Sharing on Dan Viet, a customer said that the seller advertised as a Japanese octopus beard, but when he received the goods, he saw on the packaging that it was from China. Photo: Vietnamese people Meanwhile, a unit that imports and distributes Japanese octopus in the Vietnamese market revealed that Japanese octopus is sold quite popularly, but guaranteed goods are not many. Photo: Facebook The price of Japanese octopus whiskers arriving in Vietnam ranges from 900-1.1 million VND/kg. On official imported packages, there are enough stamps and labels in Japanese. Photo: Vietnamese people Therefore, consumers should not be cheap, buy goods of unknown origin, goods with no quality assurance. Photo: Facebook Video: How to turn dirty octopus into clean octopus. Source: News VTV24