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Turkey: Sea eggplant saves $ 30 million

Published Mar 28, 2021

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The Izmir Businessmen Association President, Mehmet Sahin Çakan, shared the significance of sea eggplant (cuan zhua) in Chinese cuisine and its contribution to the Turkish economy, generating around 30 million dollars. This product, sourced from the deep waters of the Aegean and Mediterranean, is highly valued by the Chinese for its believed immune-boosting properties and anti-aging effects. The fishing for sea eggplant is regulated with an annual quota of 2,000 tons, ensuring the sustainability of the supply. The regions for fishing are rotated each year to allow for recovery, with Didim being the designated region for 2021.
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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 ...
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