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Vietnam: Catching this animal in the field to sell, traders bid up to 200,000 VND/kg

Published Aug 2, 2024

Tridge summary

In Vietnam, the rural population engages in the practice of catching and selling frogs for consumption and profit, particularly in An Giang's famous 'long-legged dancer' dish. These amphibians are harvested in large numbers, especially during the colder months, when they are preserved as frozen products for off-season sales. The market sees a variety of prices based on the cleaning and processing levels of the frogs. One man, Mr. Do Hoan, has been buying and selling these frogs for four years, offering different price tiers based on the condition of the meat, with a significant markup for those with removed skin and heads. Another woman, Ms. Tran Yen, also participates in this trade, procuring frogs from various regions and reselling them in bulk to wholesalers, who then distribute to retailers. The demand for this product is high, especially during holidays and the Tet festival, with prices reaching nearly half a million VND per kilo for the dried dish.
Disclaimer: The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

There are a lot of these animals living in the fields. Some people go out and catch them to sell at high prices or process them into delicious dishes for their families. Frogs often live in rice fields in rural areas in our country. This animal is processed into many rustic dishes and has become a famous specialty. For example, frogs can be stir-fried, fried, cooked in porridge or made into dried imitations... According to research, the dried imitation dish, also known as long-legged dancer, is a famous specialty of An Giang. The selling price of dried imitations is up to nearly half a million VND per kilo. On holidays and Tet, this product is always "out of stock". Currently, on the market, fresh cleaned imitations are sold a lot on the online market, the price ranges from a few tens of thousands to more than 200,000 VND/kg, depending on the type. Accordingly, imitations that only have their intestines removed and cleaned have prices ranging from 85,000 - 95,000 VND/kg, while ...

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