Turkey: Sea eggplant saves $ 30 million

Izmir Businessmen Association President Mehmet Sahin fisherman Cagan, Chinese, said they had been abandoned sea cucumber exported from Turkey to the kitchen. Expressing that sea eggplant, which is also exported to Korea, brings 30 million dollars to the economy, Çakan said, "It has moral value for the Chinese. They use it in their soups and salads. They think that it strengthens the immune system. They even make their cream because it is good for wrinkles," said Izmir Chamber of Commerce (İZTO). Mehmet Şahin Çakan, President of the Fishermen Businessmen Association, said that they exported the sea eggplant extracted from the deep waters of the Aegean and Mediterranean to Far Eastern countries, especially China. Çakan stated that the export of sea eggplant, one of the popular products of Chinese and Korean cuisine, brought about 30 million dollars revenue to the country's economy. Saying that the Chinese use sea eggplant at various moments apart from nutrients, Çakan said, "It is a ...