Hmmm...just to clarify, the abalone I eat was purchased in HK. It's cheaper and more abundant there. Anyways, I don't think abalone is being traded in the black markets, cos it's not illegal or extinct or sth. Hmmm...my bad for playing along. Sorry -blush WOW! That's super huge! Haha...it can be a meal on its own, lol. But $140CDN is not too expensive for sth so rare...I mean, it's not easy to find yat tao baos right?
I don't know. I found the price of it in HKD. But since I thought many people on this forum are in North America, I converted it to CDN. It's probably much more expensive eating it in Canada.
^Not too sure bout the price, but it seems to be a pretty popular place for bao yu in HK rite? Always hear them mention ah yat bao yu in the dramas
bao yui and Yiu chi is da boom...love eating it...yiu chi is the best especially when u add some crabmeat into the soup yum....now i want to go back to hong kong and eat it...hungry...now yin wo really has no flavor...and don't quite get why people eat it.....what exactly is it....really next from birds...or some man made "herb" that chinese all thing is really really good for u o_o
^Yin wor is actually swallows' nest. The nest is made from saliva secreted by the birds. It's a proteinaceous substance that hardens and shapes their nest. It's not a Chinese herb.
after watching heart of greed i have better understanding on abalones...it appears that the less 'head' the abalone the more expensive it is...lol..that's why tong's family treasure is the 'double-headed' abalone lol....
The "head" concept come from dried abalone fitting into bags which weight 1 Chinese pound (jin). So 1 head = nearly 1 Chinese pound, 2 head = around 0.5 Chinese pound etc. Considering they are DRIED weight, when it is rehydrated, that's one HUGE abalone we are talking about...
whooo...cool, u know something about chinese measures!! can u explain the difference between hk and mainland measures ... i tought a chinese liang is different from a hk liang.... but i don't really know... hmmm...shark fin, didn't it contain too much heavy metals and toxics nowdays?? sharks do eat everything in the oceans and are almost on top of the food chain.... yin wor... it is said some people could be allergic to it...got hospitalized in HK.... and it unconfirmed rumours: could affect quality of boy's reproductive capablities ..... abalone... i have no special mention about this one.... I like all 3 things!! (i eat almost everything!!) what do u guys think about the difference between dried abalone and fresh abalone?? tasts different? better/worse?
Can I get back to you when I find out the English translations for some of the units? To be continued... -^_^ I am surprised to see that shark fins can contain heavy metal/toxins. Because usually heavy metal and toxins accumulate heavily in fatty tissues such as fat/oil and liver (fatty organ), considering that the shark fin is not a fatty organ/body part (at least off the top of my head I don't think it is), it shouldn't be a huge concern, that heavy metal/toxin thing... People CAN be allergic to yin wor because it is extremely rich in protein... Not sure about the reproductive capabilities rumour though. It is EXTREMELY difficult to find huge (1-2 head) abalones fresh because they are very rare... Somehow it's easier to find them dried. But I guess it's always a matter of money... -whistle I personally like fresh abalone better because I like them with lighter seasoning -- dried abalone rehydrated ALWAYS have to be cooked with heavier seasoning to "bring out the flavours" and cover the smell of dried goods (not to mention it is usually more salty)...
@ hiake..ofcourse .that would be would be great aah, yes...some of these arguments are from u know...greenpace kinda sort of groups..protection of nature/endangered spcies andso...
Hiake, mind if I help you out? Liang is actually called tael in English. One tael is equivalent to 37.5g. But I thought it was a pretty standardised measurement...no diff btw chinese and hk liang I prefer the fresh abalone too...cos it's less chewy compared to the dried ones, and doesn't take so much hassle to cook. But the dried ones are more flavoursome.
thnx for the information found the following things: in HK ... a tael is ~37.79 gram, but i see various gram equivalents..which one is right -unsure In China a leung is just 50 grams...following the metric system according to the wikipedia so a HK tael is 'less' than a Chinese. sound right this way? -unsure sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tael http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_units_of_measurement and 'Weights and Measures Ordinance' http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_...4ed2ff0cf02f2fd9c82564760077af3c?OpenDocument and about the dangerous metals in Shark fin: Researchers found high levels of mercury in Sark fins for consumption.. too bad, its from the pollution of the oceans.... http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/ng.asp?id=41034-shark-s-fin http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2001_July_9/ai_76664419
^Hmm...interesting facts. Thanks for sharing. You know the saying 'half a catty is equals to 8 taels'? (pun kan pat leung) Haha...that's how my mom taught me to remember how much a tael weighs.
lol.. i didnt know that pun kan pat leung really means pun kan.. and pat leung.. ehhhe i tot it was just a saying.. oh oh but i know.. 1kan in msia is 600grams... but 1kan in china's 500grams.. eehehhe
a few ah yat bao yues in kl....i think there's one near times square in KL and u can even get from genting highlands...and u can have an abalone at 60++...haven't tried before though...
