Purchased a pack of 4 (in a frozen bag) from a store in Chinatown Sydney. used for soup making. 1 turned out to be yellowish in colour, another grey - the yellowish one tastes so much stronger/better than the greyish one. The shop owner said nothing wrong with the grey one - it is only an older one. he gladly exchanged the remainder one in the bag. now the question, is he right about it? anyone knows abalone?
Fake Greenlip Abalone?
Lfatboyslim on 18/12/2013 - 09:56
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over in Melbourne, we have a restaurant that serve vegetarian abalone. Has a similar chewy feel in the mouth without the abalone flavor.
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=shanghai+dynasty+vegetarian+abalone&rlz=1T4NDKB_enAU558AU559&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=FuWwUv-CBYzklAXjy4GICw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1121&bih=791#facrc=&imgdii=&imgrc=YFQmvXAXGIgvdM%3A%3Bg1mWxE2EdtIvyM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252F2.bp.blogspot.com%252F-24z48LO-YXQ%252FTWDefndZpYI%252FAAAAAAAAAao%252Fhr0ixC02bhU%252Fs1600%252FIMG01188-20110206-2052.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Firrepressiblefoodbaby.blogspot.com%252F2011%252F02%252Fshanghai-dynasty.html%3B1600%3B1200
as seen in the pics, the colours r totally different. texture wise similar but the yellowish one tastes so much stronger/richer in flavour than the greyish. the greyish one still taste OK, but only just.
You could be lucky in that the yellow/golden one is considered as the premium abalone. The cantonese saying is 'tong sum' abalone meaning "Sugar Heart" and commands a higher price than the regular abalone.
I can post a picture of the product, is there a function that I can upload a pic??