At the Chinese restaurant you may taste a gold fish for $75 thousand.
The record sum - 75000 dollars - paid one Chinese restaurant for a huge African tiger fish with gold scales. And all because of some superstitions! According to the Chinese traditions, this fish is a symbol of well-being and prosperity.
According to Reuters news agency, the fish in weight of 105,82 lbs and about 5,74 feet long was caught near to the coast in the south of China. The restaurant has agreed to show publicly a surprising fish with shimmer gold scales.
Gold fish has cost for the restaurant 580000 yuans (about 75000 US dollars). However this sum is below that declared on auction - 100000 dollars, but this price three times exceeds the price paid 3 years ago for huge African tiger fish of the same weight.
The Chinese information service noted, that the gold fish will be on sale for 2,5 dollars for kg, when for the restaurant it cost more than 1500 dollars. At the same time the management of the restaurant does not explain such significant financial losses.