In the fishing town of Putai in Chiayi County, clams raised in aquaculture ponds--dark gray in color and covered with mud and algae--sell for NT $ 50 per catty. Meanwhile, clams gathered from the open sea, in a variety of colors and with glossy, shiny shells, sell for nearly NT $ 200 per catty.
在嘉義布袋的魚市裡，同樣是文蛤，顏色黑灰，表殼帶著泥藻的養殖文蛤一斤五十；顏色多變、表殼光滑亮麗的野生蛤則一斤將近兩百。