Fish Maw, has been trending since 2000. In China, fish maw is often used in many food preparations. Not only soups, but some stir-fried foods and stews. Apart from being rich in nutrients, fish maw also has a delicious and soft taste. Even so, the price is very expensive. The fishermen looking for fish maw admit to getting a big profit after they can sell fish maw. The bigger the fish maw, the more expensive it is. The second most expensive fish maw is Snapper.

Snapper (Lutjanidae) is a family of basic marine fishes that live in groups on coral bottoms or reefs. Its body characteristics are flat with fins extending along the back. The type of snapper that is commonly found in Indonesia is the red snapper. For snapper fish that is often sought after for its fish maw is white snapper.

White snapper originally comes from Thailand. Its habitat is found spreading in the western part of the Indo-Pacific Region. Snapper is found in the Persian Gulf as far as Southeast Asia and as far as Papua New Guinea and the northern part of Australia. Snapper has half the amount of calories found in salmon. It is also rich in omega 3 fatty acids, which are beneficial for brain health. It is also good for the cardiovascular system or heart and blood vessels.

White Snapper fish maw is quite expensive. At the level of fishermen in Merauke, who go to sea around Papua New Guinea, the price ranges from Rp 750 thousand to Rp 1 million/ounce.

The high price of white snapper fish maw is because it contains a lot of collagen which is good for nourishing facial skin. Then fish maw is also good for increasing female fertility and good for pregnant women and baby fetuses. In addition to consumption, it is said that fish maw is a raw material for making surgical suture threads.

For white snapper fish maw, there is a price difference for males and females. Under 50 grams, per 1 kilogram can reach Rp 4.5 million. 50 grams per kilo can reach Rp 11 million. 100 grams per 1 kilo is Rp 17,800,000 and 150 grams per kilo is Rp 22,500,000.

Female white snapper maw for those below 50 grams, per 1 kilo can reach Rp 2.8 million. 50 grams per kilo costs Rp 6.3 million, 100 grams per kilo costs Rp 10,600,000, 150 grams per kilo costs Rp 13,800,000, 200 grams per kilo costs Rp 17,700,000, and 250 grams per kilo can reach Rp 21,000,000.

For prices this fantastic, fishermen are willing to flock to Papua New Guinea, but it takes a lot of capital to go there. Now that you know the price, which one would you choose? The male or the female? Of course all with the same efficacy.