Don't eat shark's fins...

[Forvendet]

hahaha...ah forv, u got money I bring you everyday eat also can....there are plenty of restaurants in sinkapore serving shark fins everyday.....seriously.
In short the dish is readily available.

Hahaha, another Pinkerton anti-shark fins idiot

So easily manipulated by Western Hollywood values

Sharks fin best lah! Yummy..........

Really so good? You Chinese sharkfin connosieurs should be treating poor old humble and ignorant me for my first taste of it.

 

[singveld]

shark fin have no taste at all.

the only reason why shark fin eaten, because the ancient chinese emperor eat it because shark is powerful and most powerful predator of the sea. therefore it must be good.

But it has no taste and no reason in this modern age to follow tradition, just because some ancient chinese think it is OK, we have re-evalute their value and adjust accordingly.

just like bird nest - shark fin - waste of money. we should stop this.

chinese is also killing tiger, other animal for traditional purpose, no scientific reason why eating tiger part is good for health. Chinese should stop this nonsense that destroy earth with purpose.

 

[Watchman]

Back then singveld catching a shark is no easy feat .

 

[singveld]

Back then singveld catching a shark is no easy feat .

True, not to mention that how many chinese were there ? How many chinese can afford to eat shark fins.

Now, how many chinese there are in this world who can afford it.

if the chinese do not stop killing animal for no reason, gov in the world should tax it heavily.

make sure only top 1 % of chinese can afford to eat it.

 

[Watchman]

if the chinese do not stop killing animal for no reason, gov in the world should tax it heavily.

Farking government should stop taxing the hardworking . It's counter productive .

 

[Windsor]

Before you next enjoy your shark fin soup consider the following:

- Shark fins are treated with hydrogen peroxide to bleach and whitened them so they become more marketable

- The taste comes from the ingredients mixed with the soup and not from the fin as it is tasteless

- Shark fins are boiled for 20 hours until it breaks down the cartilage. Anything boiled for long periods obviously destroys whatever is nutritious.

- This is a billion dollar industry you are supporting and it is so lucrative, 2nd only to the illegal drugs industry, that the Mafias, Yakuza and wealthy businessmen are involved.

Please do some research before labeling those who advocate against the slaughter of sharks just for their fins, and similarly rhinoceros horns and elephant tusks. It is you people who support the killings of these animals that profit such people who brought them to your table so you can have some pride and prestige.

Hahaha, another Pinkerton anti-shark fins idiot

So easily manipulated by Western Hollywood values

Sharks fin best lah! Yummy..........

 

[glockman]

I won't seek out shark's fin soup. But when its served to me, I'll gladly eat it. After all, the farking shark is already dead, so don't let it die in vain. It died to give you sustenance, so accept it gracefully. Of course, I thank the shark quietly as I wolf down my yummy shark's fin soup.

 

[eatshitndie]

*croak croak*

*yawn* if sharks are protected, so should i.

 

[Ramseth]

Sharkfin is actually tasteless and nutritionless by itself, yes. Sharkfin soup is actually starchy mixed soup, usually with shredded chicken and crab, a Chinese version of starchy Campell's soup, but loaded with protein other than mere carb and sodium. Anyway, nutrition is not the point. Prestige is also not the point. The point is that the texture of sharkfin in the starchy soup complements each other perfectly in terms of taste.

 

[GoldenDragon]

Sharkfin is actually tasteless and nutritionless by itself, yes. Sharkfin soup is actually starchy mixed soup, usually with shredded chicken and crab, a Chinese version of starchy Campell's soup, but loaded with protein other than mere carb and sodium. Anyway, nutrition is not the point. Prestige is also not the point. The point is that the texture of sharkfin in the starchy soup complements each other perfectly in terms of taste.

Best of the lot - Thai Village. Vinegar needed for all sharksfin soup. Without it, doesn't taste great. Pepper optional.

 

[Ramseth]

Best of the lot - Thai Village. Vinegar needed for all sharksfin soup. Without it, doesn't taste great. Pepper optional.

That's good, but I don't know if minimum serving is required, i.e. minimum one big bowl for 4 or 5 persons. In downtown Hatyai and Bangkok Yaowarat (Chinatown), the stalls serve single small bowls. They call it hu-chalam, meaning shark ear. As usual elsewhere, not cheap though, a single serving can cost between what 5 to 10 simple street hawker meals cost.

 

[GoldenDragon]

That's good, but I don't know if minimum serving is required, i.e. minimum one big bowl for 4 or 5 persons. In downtown Hatyai and Bangkok Yaowarat (Chinatown), the stalls serve single small bowls. They call it hu-chalam, meaning shark ear. As usual elsewhere, not cheap though, a single serving can cost between what 5 to 10 simple street hawker meals cost.

I whack the whole bowl down easily. I also throw in some chilli padi. Tried the equivalent in Bkk but it doesn't taste as shiok as the one in Thai Village.

 

[GoldenDragon]

That's good, but I don't know if minimum serving is required, i.e. minimum one big bowl for 4 or 5 persons. In downtown Hatyai and Bangkok Yaowarat (Chinatown), the stalls serve single small bowls. They call it hu-chalam, meaning shark ear. As usual elsewhere, not cheap though, a single serving can cost between what 5 to 10 simple street hawker meals cost.

I whack the whole bowl down easily. I also throw in some chilli padi. Tried the equivalent in Bkk but it doesn't taste as shiok as the one in Thai Village.

 

[Ramseth]

I whack the whole bowl down easily. I also throw in some chilli padi. Tried the equivalent in Bkk but it doesn't taste as shiok as the one in Thai Village.

Those in downtown Hatyai and Bangkok Chinatown are actually very Chinese. The style I prefer. Chili padi? No thanks. Pepper and vinegar are musts. In good feasts where available, a dash or VSOP or XO.

 

[GoldenDragon]

Those in downtown Hatyai and Bangkok Chinatown are actually very Chinese. The style I prefer. Chili padi? No thanks. Pepper and vinegar are musts. In good feasts where available, a dash or VSOP or XO.

I had mine at Chinatown but opined it is not as yummy as Thai Village. Seafood at Chinatown was great.

 

[Royalblood]

Between 70 - 100 million sharks are killed every year for shark fins soup. This is no small number and it is callous for anyone to say they find nothing wrong in killing sharks for their fins. All nature's creatures on earth exist for a purpose and mass killing of any specie will create an imbalance as there may be a domino effect. Malaysia recently released thousands of genetically modified mosquitos to combat dengue fever. I am not comfortable with this for it may have downsides which can affect us. Only time can tell, but I fear this is a dangerous precedent.

Hmmm.... 70 - 100 millions sharks are finned EACH year, yet we still see them swimming ard in the ocean and i do not recall any shark specie that is currently extinct. Sharks, as a whole, must be a very successful fish/ animal given their huge number....only second to humans perhaps?

It really makes me wonder if anyone has been able to compile a reliable statistics for the entire shark population in this world.....

I am no fan of shark fin soup, but these anti-shark finning advocates really fail to convince me. Not sure what's their true inteention? Are they protesting coz of the violent way a shark is finned or are they protesting coz they fear for the demise of the shark population? If it is the latter then I sense some partiality as Asian are not the only one consuming sharks; the west use shark meat for a variety of dishes too and some of them kill sharks for fun aka recreational shark fishing.... Why don't they go ahead and commission a study for the number of sharks killed coz of demand from the western market?

 

[Ramseth]

Hmmm.... 70 - 100 millions sharks are finned EACH year, yet we still see them swimming ard in the ocean and i do not recall any shark specie that is currently extinct. Sharks, as a whole, must be a very successful fish/ animal given their huge number....only second to humans perhaps?

It really makes me wonder if anyone has been able to compile a reliable statistics for the entire shark population in this world.....

You're talking sense. Refer back to one of my earlier postings. Sharks can't be netted in schools like smaller fish. It's fished one by one. How many shark trawlers and shark fishers are there in the world for 70 to 100 million sharks to be fished and definned per year? If that's possible, how many sharks are there in the oceans? Must be billions, otherwise extinct long ago.

 

[Royalblood]

You're talking sense. Refer back to one of my earlier postings. Sharks can't be netted in schools like smaller fish. It's fished one by one. How many shark trawlers and shark fishers are there in the world for 70 to 100 million sharks to be fished and definned per year? If that's possible, how many sharks are there in the oceans? Must be billions, otherwise extinct long ago.

It's all hypocrisies. Beneath their heroic facade lies an organisation full of hidden agendas. Sadly, many people chose to blindly believe in their bullshit just like how the Germans pledge absolute allegiance to Adolf Hitler instead of the state of Germany itself during WW2.

This anti-shark finning thingy kind of reminds me of the Anti-whaling protest that took place against the Japanese. Again, don't know wtf they advocating about since whales are also being slaugthered and consumed Europe.....

 

[Windsor]

Kindly point the link that proves your point that anti-shark finning is hypocritical? How does it benefit anyone who are of the opinion that the mass killing of sharks is harming the ocean's biodiversity? Don't just make your own conclusion. For your information, there is no Green Peace Movement or similar organisations protecting sharks.

It's all hypocrisies. Beneath their heroic facade lies an organisation full of hidden agendas. Sadly, many people chose to blindly believe in their bullshit just like how the Germans pledge absolute allegiance to Adolf Hitler instead of the state of Germany itself during WW2.

This anti-shark finning thingy kind of reminds me of the Anti-whaling protest that took place against the Japanese. Again, don't know wtf they advocating about since whales are also being slaugthered and consumed Europe.....

 

[Windsor]

The Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark

"It is estimated that 100 million sharks are killed by people every year, due to commercial and recreational fishing.[73][74] Sharks are a common seafood in many places, including Japan and ,,,,,,,,"

Mind you Wikipedia is not the only website that says this.

Hmmm.... 70 - 100 millions sharks are finned EACH year, yet we still see them swimming ard in the ocean and i do not recall any shark specie that is currently extinct. Sharks, as a whole, must be a very successful fish/ animal given their huge number....only second to humans perhaps?

It really makes me wonder if anyone has been able to compile a reliable statistics for the entire shark population in this world.....

I am no fan of shark fin soup, but these anti-shark finning advocates really fail to convince me. Not sure what's their true inteention? Are they protesting coz of the violent way a shark is finned or are they protesting coz they fear for the demise of the shark population? If it is the latter then I sense some partiality as Asian are not the only one consuming sharks; the west use shark meat for a variety of dishes too and some of them kill sharks for fun aka recreational shark fishing.... Why don't they go ahead and commission a study for the number of sharks killed coz of demand from the western market?