Hàng xuất khẩu của New Zealand tăng mạnh giữa đại dịch

bán sang china làm thuốc cường dương,

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For an export most have probably never heard of - and some would rather forget exists - the pizzle has notched up impressive growth (tăng trưởng ấn tượng) since the mid-2000s, even surviving COVID-19.

While New Zealand's pizzle market didn't quite sizzle during the pandemic-hit year of 2020, nor did it fizzle, instead dipping from $5.2 million earned during 2019 to $4.4m.

Lost yet? Pizzles are the penis of male deer and are used in traditional Chinese medicine (thuốc cổ truyền) as a sexual vigour enhancer (tăng lực, cường dương). They can be exported fresh, frozen, dried, smoked or preserved in brine (ngâm muối).

Unlike cattle pizzles, which are sold as dog treats, deer pizzles are highly sought after and are often exported with some of the pelvic bone attached (vẫn còn dính vào xương chậu) so buyers know they're getting the real thing and not an imposter pizzle from a dog, or a seal (hải cẩu).

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