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Only In China: Yangcheng Hairy Crabs
« on: April 28, 2015, 10:11:02 PM »

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Yangcheng hairy crabs are the most expensive crabs in China, so it’s no surprise that people would try to pass off regular crabs as the pricier breed. The real deal comes exclusively from Yangcheng Lake, but there are a few sneaky ways around that. For example, some sellers take water from Yangcheng Lake and put other crabs in it for several hours before selling them as Yangchengs. Others use chemicals on the crabs to make them look like Yangcheng crabs.

Only 1 in every 300 Yangcheng hairy crabs sold is real. The total number of crabs produced from Yangcheng is less than 3,000 tons annually, but more than 100,000 tons of crabs are sold. To counter the fake crabs, the Suzhou Crab Business Association demanded that a plastic ring with a special numerical code be attached to one of the claws of each original Yangcheng hairy crab. That plan soon failed when sellers of the real Yangcheng hairy crabs sold their tags to those selling fakes. -- http://listverse.com/

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Re: Only In China: Yangcheng Hairy Crabs
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2015, 10:13:21 PM »
To counter the fake crabs, the Suzhou Crab Business Association demanded that a plastic ring with a special numerical code be attached to one of the claws of each original Yangcheng hairy crab. That plan soon failed when sellers of the real Yangcheng hairy crabs sold their tags to those selling fakes.

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Re: Only In China: Yangcheng Hairy Crabs
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2015, 12:41:16 AM »

leave it to the chinese.  at it from fake crabs to fake islands.

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Re: Only In China: Yangcheng Hairy Crabs
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2015, 01:34:12 PM »
Indeed, the country of professional mourners... :P

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