Sea Cucumber (food) - Market

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The trade in Trepang, between Macassans seafarers and the aborigines of Arnhem Land, to supply the markets of Southern China is the first recorded example of trade between the inhabitants of the Australian continent and their Asian neighbours

The Asian market for sea cucumber is estimated to be US$60 million. The dried form account for 95% of the sea cucumber traded annually in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, Korea, and Japan.

It is typically used in Chinese cuisines. The biggest re-exporter in the trade is China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. There are also 650 species of sea cucumbers, of which just 10 species have commercial value.

In Japan, sea cucumber is also eaten raw, as sashimi, or sunomono. And its intestine is also eaten as 'konowata', which is salted and fermented food (one of a variety of shiokara). The dried ovary of sea cucumber is also eaten, which is called 'konoko'(このこ) or 'kuchiko'(くちこ).

The health minister of Malaysia (KKM) has considered sea cucumber as halal, as it is cited in the bottle of Agen Jelly Gamat Luxor.

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