After buying’Okdome’, is it cheap okdu? Check out’Eun·Ju·No.

After buying’Okdome’, is it cheap okdu? Check out’Eun·Ju·No.

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There will be many people who want to present agricultural and marine products to relatives and acquaintances ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays. It is considered the most representative holiday gift among seafood products. It is’okdom’. Although the price is high, there are many families who cannot go home due to Corona 19 and cannot meet in person, so many people will open their wallets. Especially nowadays, many people use online shopping malls because they can buy and send gifts right away with one click at home. “Is it really okdom?” Despite being suspicious, expensive food ingredients were “will you be tricked to sell?” You might think. The picture below is actually an Okdom sold in an online shopping mall. Which of the two is really okdom?

A product sold as'Okdome' in online shopping.A product sold as’Okdome’ in online shopping.

The correct answer is. Both are not okdoms. The left fish is Okdu, and the right is Nambangokdome. Both Okdu and Nambangokdome are fish belonging to the group Okdome of the perch tree, so they are similar in shape to Okdome. It is not easy to distinguish with the naked eye. The real okdom looks like this.

Jade DomeJade Dome

Okdu is like this.

OkduOkdu

This is Nambangokdome.

Southern Jade DomeSouthern Jade Dome

Can it be classified? Let me show you three ways to tell the real okdom. First of all, a real okdom has an irregular yellow vertical band on its body. And remember the three colors. It is’Eun, Joo, No’. Shall we repeat it again?? ‘Eun, Joo, No’. First is’silver’. The real okdom has a triangular silver pattern under the eyes. Okdu and Okdom do not have this pattern.

From the left, Okdom, Okdueo, Nambangokdom. Okdom has silver-white triangular spots under the eyes.From the left, Okdom, Okdueo, Nambangokdom. Okdom has silver-white triangular spots under the eyes.

And check the’week’. If you look at the dorsal fin. The real okdom is orange. Octopus has black or gray fins. Nambangokdome has black spots on its yellow fin.

From the left, Okdom, Okdueo, Nambangokdom. The dorsal fins of the okdom are orange. From the left, Okdom, Okdueo, Nambangokdom. The dorsal fins of the okdom are orange.

Finally, it is’no’. I need to check the caudal fin. The real okdom has 5 to 6 vivid yellow horizontal stripes. However, Okdu has a yellow pattern but is irregular. Even though there are yellow stripes, there are 2~3 of Nambangokdome, which is less than that of real okdom.

From the left, Okdom, Okdueo, Nambangokdom. The tail fin of the okdom has 5-6 yellow horizontal stripes on a pale yellow background. Okdu has irregular patterns, and Nambangokdome has 2~3 yellow horizontal stripes.From the left, Okdom, Okdueo, Nambangokdom. The tail fin of the okdom has 5-6 yellow horizontal stripes on a pale yellow background. Okdu has irregular patterns, and Nambangokdome has 2~3 yellow horizontal stripes.

How to tell the real okdom! Shall we repeat it again? ‘Eun, Joo, No’.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety even mobilized genetic analysis to find fake okdoms. As a result of testing 27 okdom products sold in online shopping malls by genetic analysis, three fake okdoms were found. They sold the cheap okdueo and the southern okdom with expensive okdom in order that the main characteristics of okdom disappear when grilled or boiled with soup. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety plans to take measures such as prosecution against these companies for the’Act on the Labeling and Advertising of Food, etc.’ The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said it plans to continue expanding genetic analysis tests for seafood that are difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.

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