Shark fin soup
Shark fin soup (or shark's fin soup) is a popular soup in Chinese cuisine. It is usually served at special occasions such as weddings and banquets.[1] The shark fins provide texture, while the taste comes from the other soup ingredients.[1] The soup was first mentioned centuries ago as a favorite of Chinese Emperors.[2] The soup is expensive but it has a much higher environmental cost. About 70 million sharks a year are killed for their fins.[2] Currently about 25% of sharks are threatened species.[3]
Shark Fin Soup Media
Shark fins and other shark parts for sale in a Chinese pharmacy in Yokohama, Japan
Restaurant sign-board, Chénghuángmiào, Shanghai, China (2009)
Yao Ming, a former NBA basketball player who campaigned against shark fin soup.
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Shark fin protest at Maxim's restaurant at the University of Hong Kong 10 February 2018
A batch of defrosted imitation shark fin; it imitates the real shark fins in appearance and gelatinous texture and it, along with julienned konjac gel, commonly used since the late-20th century as popular alternatives to them even before being banned due to being less expensive than the actual shark fins.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Keith Bradsher, Disneyland in China offers a soup and lands in a stew, 17 June 2005 The New York Times
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Krista Mahr (9 August 2010). "Shark-Fin soup and the conservation challenge". Time Inc. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Angie McPherson (January 2014). "New study: 1 in 4 sharks and rays threatened with extinction". National Geographic Society. Retrieved 3 February 2013.