Growing demand for oysters in mainland China is spawning the spread of Western-style oyster bars, even in the country’s interior.
Mainland Chinese demand for oysters has jumped in the past two years, an import executive at Hong Kong-based importer Jet On told Seafoodsource. He explained how business from the mainland has started to outpace local Hong Kong demand among the company’s customer base.
While China’s first-tier cities like Beijing and Shanghai are already support several oyster bars and healthy consumption levels for the bivalves, it appears there’s solid demand in the lower-tiered cities for imported shellfish sold at multiples the price of local product…
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