Sometime soon, a Chinese gourmand will sit down to a delicacy known as jin qian min, translated as “golden coin maw” or “money maw” made from the swim bladder of the totoaba, a large fish found in Mexico’s Gulf of California. The swim bladders sell for US$22,000 per kg in China, up from US$9,000 two years ago as they grow in scarcity.
Only 10 of 'World’s Cutest Fish’ Remain
Only 10 of 'World’s Cutest Fish’ Remain
Only 10 of 'World’s Cutest Fish’ Remain
Sometime soon, a Chinese gourmand will sit down to a delicacy known as jin qian min, translated as “golden coin maw” or “money maw” made from the swim bladder of the totoaba, a large fish found in Mexico’s Gulf of California. The swim bladders sell for US$22,000 per kg in China, up from US$9,000 two years ago as they grow in scarcity.