Hubei Man Soaks Medicinal Liquor for 7 Years, Shocked to Discover Seahorse Made of Plastic

Recently, in Xiaogan, Hubei Province, the owner of a restaurant brought out a medicinal liquor that had been soaked with seahorses at home for 7 years to share with his employees, only to unexpectedly discover that the seahorses were actually made of plastic, leaving him dumbfounded.

According to the Qilu Evening News video report, this hilarious incident occurred on March 22. Boss Zhu enthusiastically brought out the 7-year-old medicinal liquor to share with his staff. As everyone was almost finished with their drinks, one employee jokingly remarked upon seeing the seahorse in the liquor, “Boss, could this seahorse be made of plastic? I saw online a few days ago that someone bought fake seahorses, all made of plastic.”

Boss Zhu quickly fished out a seahorse to examine it carefully and was shocked to find out that his cherished “treasure” of 7 years turned out to be a counterfeit product.

Boss Zhu told the video reporter that he had purchased this medicinal liquor 7 years ago during a trip. At that time, the store had even claimed that the longer it soaked, the more nourishing it would become. Never did he expect that the seahorse was actually made of plastic, only realizing he had been deceived after 7 years.

On March 24, the topic of “Man discovers seahorse in 7-year-old medicinal liquor is plastic” trended on social media.

Internet users commented, “Can you still drink something that has been soaked in plastic for so long?” “The alcohol inside must have exceeded the standard for plasticizers.” “So does this medicinal liquor taste different now? Survival guide for Earth: Do not buy anything in tourist attractions.”

Some netizens even joked, “If I had known the seahorse was plastic, I might as well have soaked Ultraman instead.”