The reason why the price of imported sea cucumber is lower than that of domestic sea cucumber is mainly the difference of food culture. "Sea cucumber fever" is limited to China, but foreigners in Europe and America don't think sea cucumber is "edible". Sea cucumber resources are not developed and there is no consumption boom, so the price of sea cucumber abroad is very cheap. However, it is worth noting that foreigners do not eat sea cucumbers, which does not mean that the nutritional value of sea cucumbers is not recognized. In fact, it is a matter of cultural differences in food.

2. Imported sea cucumbers have their own advantages.

Overseas sea cucumbers basically grow in natural waters. Because foreign countries pay attention to environmental protection and there is no pollution in the sea area, the quality of sea cucumbers is generally higher than that of domestic sea cucumbers. Due to different origins and varieties, overseas sea cucumbers are quite different from domestic sea cucumbers in appearance and color. Imported sea cucumbers are generally larger and thicker. The natural resources of sea cucumber in China are very scarce, and most of them are cultivated varieties. Overseas sea cucumbers generally grow purely wild and naturally, with a long growth period, usually 6-7 years, and accumulated high nutrition. The original ecological processing technology retains most of the nutrients, but the appearance is not beautiful. The vast majority of sea cucumbers in China are cultured, with a growth period of 1-3 years. Most of them are cooked with salt many times and treated with plasticizer. Although their appearance is very beautiful, many nutrients are lost, and some even contain substances harmful to human body. But we can't just think that sea cucumber is imported.

3. The quality of sea cucumber can't be divided only by domestic and imported products.

The quality of sea cucumber depends on the sea area where it grows. Sea cucumbers are produced in all sea areas of the world and are rich in resources. The sea areas with good quality mainly include: Japan's coastal areas, Russian sea areas, Canadian sea areas, the United States and other sea areas. However, it does not mean that imported sea cucumbers will be good. For example, the nutritional composition of Icelandic sea cucumber is much more uneven than that in our country! There are many plankton in the growing latitude of Liaoshen, and sea cucumber can be eaten, so the nutrition of sea cucumber is also rich! Iceland's sea area is a little cold, with little plankton and naturally low nutritional value. Ji Xiaolan Ceng Yun, a college student in Qing Dynasty: "Sea cucumbers are like steps and grades. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, ginseng produced in Long Island has been a tribute to the past dynasties, known as the top grade, and it has been tasted by the people. " Generally speaking, Liaoshen, Korean ginseng, Japanese Kanto ginseng and Russian red ginseng are better, and the worst is Arctic ginseng. In short, we try to choose big brands of sea cucumbers, and the processing technology of such sea cucumbers is more reliable.

So remind consumers that when buying sea cucumbers, there is no need to pay too much attention to the appearance of sea cucumbers, but factors such as growth year, environment and nutritional value do need to be considered. Imported sea cucumbers are also divided into high, medium and low grades. For example, Italian sea cucumber, Ouran sea cucumber and Bonian sea cucumber are all wild, about 40 heads 1 kg, and the price is about 6000~ 10000 yuan. Sea cucumbers from Russia and Ukraine are very similar to those from Liaoshen, and the price is almost 10000 yuan a catty. South American sea cucumber, Caribbean sea cucumber, South China Sea and other high-temperature sea areas, sea cucumber grows fast, is suitable for eating, and its nutritional value is slightly lower.