ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, OR MINERAL?….Quote of the day:

“It goes very nicely with red wine,” said…44-year-old Kim Hwa Yeon, a stockbroker in a crisp navy blue suit and pearls, who said she was buying for clients.

What is “it”?

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