Published 2009
The Chinese phrase for this highly regarded mollusk is bao yu, a homonym that sounds like “assured wealth.” Indeed, the Chinese say that eating abalone is like “eating gold.” Given the Chinese desire to eat both symbols and foods, the name for abalone alone is sufficient reason to seek out this seafood and eat it, whatever the cost. Even its shell’s glittering mother-of-pearl lining is desirable, ground into a fine powder for medicine that is said to improve eyesight and lower blood pressure.
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