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DID YOU KNOW
THE ABALONE AND SEA
CUCUMBERS YOU EAT DON'T
GROW IN THE SEA
THEY'RE ALL CREATED IN
A SMALL WORKSHOP
IN A MINUTE AFTER
SEEING THE PRODUCTION PROCESS
YOU MIGHT NEVER WANT
TO EAT ABALONE AND
SEA CUCUMBER AGAIN
FIRST WORKERS TAKE PLASTERBOARD
AND APPLY GLUE TO
THAT'S RIGHT THERE ISN'T
A SINGLE
REAL ABALONE OR SEA
CUCUMBER IN THE ENTIRE
FACTORY THEY'RE ALL PLASTER MOLDS
TO REASSURE CONSUMERS
WORKERS CLAIM THEY USE FOOD
GRADE SILICONE
BUT IN REALITY A
CHEAP GLUE SMELL PERMEATES
THE FACTORY
AFTER COOLING EACH MOLD
IS A 1
REAL THING
EVEN PERFECTLY REPLICATING THE
ABALONE SKIRT
AND THE SEA CUCUMBER SPINES
THE DETAILS ARE SO
REALISTIC THEY'RE ALMOST
INDISTINGUISHABLE
IF YOU WEREN'T TOLD OTHERWISE
YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO TELL ANY FLAWS
AFTER THE MOLD IS
SUCCESSFULLY MADE
WORKERS STIR AND POUR
IN LIQUID
THE ADJUSTED RATIO WON'T
EVEN MAKE YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE
YOU'LL JUST FEEL A
FRESH CHEWY TEXTURE
THEN THE ENTIRE MOLD
IS SENT TO A
REFRIGERATED DISPLAY CASE
ALL THE RAW MATERIALS
ARE TRANSFORMED INTO REALISTIC SEAFOOD
THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE FOOD
INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS
FRESH ABALONE
BUT IN REALITY IT
HASN'T EVEN BEEN IN
CONTACT WITH SEAWATER
THEN THIS SEAFOOD IS
SENT TO FACTORIES
UNDERGOES DECEPTIVELY REALISTIC PROCESSING
AND THEN BRAZENLY ENTERS
VARIOUS RESTAURANTS AND SEAFOOD MARKETS
IT'S EVEN GAINING POPULARITY
DUE TO ITS MORE
BOUNCY TEXTURE
BUT YOU'LL NEVER KNOW
THAT THE SEAFOOD YOU'RE EATING
COMES FROM INLAND AREAS
AND HAS NEVER EVEN
BEEN TO THE COAST