Well there is your problem right there. San Jose and alot of places in the states have terrible chinese food. Sharkfin soup may be many things but terrible tasting is not one of that. Well at least in a good chinese restaurant.
Shark Fin is mostly cartilage and essentially flavourless. The flavour in Shark Fin soup comes mostly from the beef or chicken based broth and other ingredients. Pure and simple, it's a status symbol.
Shark Fin is mostly cartilage and essentially flavourless. The flavour in Shark Fin soup comes mostly from the beef or chicken based broth and other ingredients. Pure and simple, it's a status symbol.
Pretty much this. I've heard people state that it has magical healing powers, or that it is really good for your health, that the texture is amazing. I've had shark fin soup and imitation shark fin, both taste the same. The shark fin is simply a way for someone to show off to their family.
Before anyone decides to call me racist or whatever, I'm Chinese, and I come from a huge family. A lot of my family has transitioned to become anti-shark fin, and we've discussed how shark fin is a status symbol, especially amongst the older generation.
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When I first heard about city council doing something about this I was thinking "what the heck! Isn't there more pressing issues in Calgary!?!"
...then I got to the 5:00 minute mark of the video posted by Lobotroth.
Jesus...they could at least use the ENTIRE shark, rather than throwing it back in the ocean. The fact that they don't, makes me sick. Waste of meat and food...and the shark suffers.
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I've had shark fin soup and imitation shark fin, both taste the same. The shark fin is simply a way for someone to show off to their family.
Basically this. Nobody outside a few of the older generation Chinese seem to be able to tell the difference...and I'm not convinced they're not just trying to get out of paying for soup.
Shark meat, especially the small ones the fins come from, is very high in amonia. It's not an edible meat. They sell some weird seafood in Chinatown. If there was a way to eat shark, you can bet someone would take the meat back and sell it.
Flake is a term used in Australia to indicate the flesh of any of several species of small shark, particularly the gummy shark. The term probably arose in the late 1920s when the large-scale commercial shark fishery off the coast of Victoria was established. Until that time, shark was generally an incidental catch rather than a targeted species.
Flake rapidly became popular. It has a mild flavour, a soft texture that nevertheless remains well-defined after cooking, and a clean white appearance. These qualities, combined with the ready supply and a low price, saw flake become by far the most common type of fish to be served in Australian fish and chip shops. Flake remains popular, but it is no longer especially cheap.
I guess I'm in before the fin (bann)... I went to a Chinese wedding in March that served shark fin soup. It was f'n delish, the unique rubbery texture is what's sought after for the soup.
I wonder why the rest of the shark is not used? Must be too tough and grisly, or boney.
How is this even a civic matter? That's it I'm going to Red Deer to load up on a bunch of contraband--shark fin, plastic bags, trans fat, phosphate fertilizer and dandelion spray.
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When I first heard about city council doing something about this I was thinking "what the heck! Isn't there more pressing issues in Calgary!?!"
...then I got to the 5:00 minute mark of the video posted by Lobotroth.
Jesus...they could at least use the ENTIRE shark, rather than throwing it back in the ocean. The fact that they don't, makes me sick. Waste of meat and food...and the shark suffers.
This. There needs to be more awareness of this problem. The soup has no nutritional value, and is eaten as a status symbol. For anyone who hasn't watched Gordon Ramsay's documentary, it's very interesting.
My new home country of Costa Rica is a major culprit in this problem. There are groups lobbying the government to make changes, and they have made small ones. It's no longer legal to bring only fins to dock, but now they just cut the fins at dock and discard the rest of the shark. The situation here has a mafia feel to it, and I'm sure there are government officials who are being bribed to keep quiet about it.
I thought I ate shark at the Sawmill many years ago, maybe I am mistaken if it seems to be so rare or even impossible?
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When I first heard about city council doing something about this I was thinking "what the heck! Isn't there more pressing issues in Calgary!?!"
...then I got to the 5:00 minute mark of the video posted by Lobotroth.
Jesus...they could at least use the ENTIRE shark, rather than throwing it back in the ocean. The fact that they don't, makes me sick. Waste of meat and food...and the shark suffers.
The cruelty on display in that video was disgusting. Never had shark fin before and I've never wanted to either. Looks rather gross to me.
If it was put in front of me I would eat it with no regrets. I wouldnt ever pay more than whatever a bowl of NE clam chowder costs at a restaurant though.
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Anyone who hasn't seen "Sharkwater" should check that movie out.
It starts as a typical ocean documentary, and turns into a documentary about the shark finning industry.
Be warned, it does feature Paul Watson (someone who I don't particularly admire), but the main guy is a much better advocate for the anti finning side.
That being said, I'll never eat shark fin, and I'm glad city council banned the sale of it in the city, it's an absoutely dispicable product.
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No one's really asking the question of whether or not the ban can be actually enforced in Calgary. I see this more as a 'thumb your nose' type move. I envision shark fin soup now being an off-menu item still available in Calgary for weddings and other special occasions and by-law officers will be ill-equipped to enforce such a ban.
No one's really asking the question of whether or not the ban can be actually enforced in Calgary. I see this more as a 'thumb your nose' type move. I envision shark fin soup now being an off-menu item still available in Calgary for weddings and other special occasions and by-law officers will be ill-equipped to enforce such a ban.
I imagine it will be removed from major grocery stores. I know that at one time you could buy shark fins from Sobes.
No one's really asking the question of whether or not the ban can be actually enforced in Calgary. I see this more as a 'thumb your nose' type move. I envision shark fin soup now being an off-menu item still available in Calgary for weddings and other special occasions and by-law officers will be ill-equipped to enforce such a ban.
Basically, this will allow someone who sees shark fins being served somewhere to report it via 311.
Really though, a ban reinforces the fact that restaurant owners need to evaluate their food practices better themselves. It puts peer pressure on them to stop, and send a message to the federal government that imports should be banned.
In January 2011, while in Costa Rica, Ramsay was doused in petrol and held at gunpoint as he tried to uncover the dark world of illegal shark fin trading for a new TV show.[101] Ramsay stated:
They told me they’d shoot me. At one, I managed to shake off the people keeping us away, ran up some stairs to a rooftop and looked down to see thousands of fins, drying on rooftops for as far as the eye could see. When I got back downstairs, they tipped a barrel of petrol over me. Back at the wharf, there were people pointing rifles at us to stop us filming. A van pulled up and these seedy characters made us stand against a wall. The police came and advised us to leave the country.
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