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| Alternative names | Shark's fin soup |
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| Type | Soup |
| Place of origin | China |
| Main ingredients | Shark fins, broth |
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| Traditional Chinese | 魚翅羹 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 鱼翅羹 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "fish fin stew" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shark fin soup is a soup or stewed dish served in parts of China, Taiwan,[1][2] and Southeast Asia.[3] The shark fins provide texture, while the taste comes from the other ingredients.[4] It is commonly served at special occasions such as weddings and banquets, or as a luxury item.[4]
It has been condemned by the Humane Society International, which states that approximately 72 million sharks are killed each year for their fins.[5] Currently, international concerns over the sustainability and welfare of sharks have impacted consumption and availability of the soup worldwide.[6] Recently, health concerns about the high concentration of BMAA in shark fins have arisen.
Shark fin soup substitutes have lately appeared on the market which do not require any shark fins,[7][8] thus avoiding the environmental damage caused by the shark finning practice.
- ^ Simon Denyer (2018). "Even as China turns away from shark fin soup, the prestige dish is gaining popularity elsewhere in Asia". The Washington Post.
- ^ Adam Sweeting (17 January 2011). "Gordon Ramsay: Shark Bait/ Dispatches: Fish Unwrapped, Channel 4". The Arts Desk.
- ^ Saeed Kamali Dehghan (4 June 2019). "Marine 'gold rush': demand for shark fin soup drives decimation of fish". the Guardian. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ a b Keith Bradsher, Disneyland in China Offers a Soup and Lands in a Stew, 17 June 2005 The New York Times
- ^ Shark Finning. Humane Society International.
- ^ "In China, victory for wildlife conservation as citizens persuaded to give up shark fin soup - The Washington Post". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Faux Fins And Mock Meat: Is Clean Meat The Answer To Reforming Shark Fin And Foie Gras?". Forbes. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022.
- ^ Alpha Food Lab Faux fin