In those days, fishmongers often added borax to shrimp to make the meat look fresh and crisp. Vegetables also contained excessive amounts of pesticides to make sure there wasn't even a shadow of an insect on them.
當時市面上販賣的蝦子大多添加了可以使肉質鮮脆有彈性的硼砂，蔬菜也因為加了過量的農藥，連一隻菜蟲的影子都沒有。