Experts called in after Taiwan woman panics, thinks medicinal dried seahorses are plastic
- Thinks she got a bargain for dried goods then plastic worries surface
A woman in Taiwan who stopped consuming traditional Chinese medicinal dried goods because she thought she had been duped and they were made of plastic, has had her fears allayed.
Her worries, which surfaced after the goods had been soaked in medicinal wine for more than a decade, and were emitting a plastic smell, prompted public concern.
This caused experts to inspect and confirm the authenticity of the products.
On June 3, Liu Xuemei was shocked to find that the ingredients submerged in the wine, including dried cordyceps, turtle shells, and seahorses, had maintained their shape perfectly over the years.
She was cleaning the container at the time and took the ingredients out.
Upon touching the dried goods, Liu thought they were unusually soft. They even emitted a plastic odour when she applied a lighter to them.
