Market for men in Khanh Hoa
The Dam market in Khanh Hoa province is famous not only because it is the largest trading centre in the central region but also for its special products for men – hippopotamus.
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Almost all tourists to Khanh Hoa province visit this market to buy special gifts like fins, abalone and particularly sea-horses, which is believed to improve men’s sexual ability. The Dam market has many species of sea-horses.
A pair of dry sea-horses is priced from 100,000 to over 1 million dong, depending on their size. Salespeople often suggest customers to soak sea-horses in alcohol with sea-dragons, holothurians and starfish for at least three months to create a traditional medicine for men.
Customers can also buy already-made alcohol with sea-horses or fresh sea-horses. A pair of fresh sea-horses is priced at 200,000 dong on average.
People on a budget can buy packages of dry small-sized sea-horses, sea-dragons, holothurians and starfishes at very low prices, between 20,000 to 30,000 dong.
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However, travelers are advised to be careful in choosing sea-horses, otherwise they will be cheated by the sellers. According to local fishermen, good-quality sea-horses must be complete. Many visitors buy complete sea-horses but at home they discover that their sea-horses are broken.
Local fishermen also said that the price for broken sea-horses is equivalent to one-third of completed ones. Some inexperienced visitors can buy used sea-horses. These sea-horses were soaked in alcohol already.
They suggested that visitors should smell the sea-horses before buying. Only sea-horses which have a fishy smell and have eyes are fresh. However, it is more accurate to evaluate sea-horses by checking the color of their skin. But this procedure is difficult for inexperienced people.
Source:vietnamnet.vn
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