On the eve of the spring festival, the annual market has become increasingly popular! In addition to traditional tea and wine snacks, a number of special food items have become a new option for gifts and dinners. As the new representative of specialty farming, the artificially grown crocodile meat became a “net-red food” at this spring's table, with its unique taste and nourishment。
Entered the sauchen gator farm, in a warmer environment above 20 degrees celsius, and dozens of siam alligators were either sleeping in a pool or lazy on the shore. On the other hand, the base staff are moving in with electricians, long poles and glue to prepare for the upcoming crocodile capture and treatment。
“the body is re-hatted, then blood is released, then hot water is given to it to retreat, then it is dissected, and its internal organs are removed.” the gator base technician, lotte, introduced。
To meet the needs of different consumers, the base has introduced two models of whole sales and branch sales. Under 20-pound crocodiles are small in size and tender in flesh, which is the most suitable for barbecue. Twenty-three-pound crocodiles are better suited for division sales, with their claws, tails, torso, etc. Reaching their audiences, even the organs that are usually discarded, and can be turned into treasures in this weight segment, or soup or medicine. No wonder the crocodiles have the reputation of “soft gold” in their bodies。
So, how's alligator meat? The technicians answered in the affirmative: “it is the most popular characteristic of its meat, in short, its low fat and high protein content, and its nutrients are more diverse and, in addition to protein and fat, it is rich in calcium, magnesium and phosphorus.”
The core strength of the crocodile base is “fresh” compared to frozen crocodile meat sold online. The owner of the base delivered it on the same day within the area of shao xing, and the client ordered it one day in advance and was able to eat alligator meat from the next day. Alligator meat is treated in a vacuum package that allows both water and freshness, as well as transport and storage. In addition to selling fresh alligator meat directly, the base has developed crocodile buns and dumplings, in cooperation with a small cage-packing company in zhuzhou, which has been favoured by customers outside the province。
“the whole article is 60 yuan per pound, and if it is a fraction, the tail and claws will be more expensive, and the retail price of the claws will be 120 yuan per pound at the end of the year。
Crocodile meat is still a small commodity at this time, but as the spring season approaches, alligator meat is well sold and market acceptance is slowly increasing。
According to the director of the base, chen niu, they are currently preparing a professional alligator hatching room, preparing to hatch a small group of alligator seedlings, carrying out a project on the adoption of an alligator, allowing citizens to “gator-raising” through online platforms, further improving the agro-integrated industrial chain, branding and enhancing market influence。
Zhejiang news channel
