Shark's Fins

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

Hi Reefers, Disturbing little piece I read in the Straits Times yesterday Even though it's a shark but it's a very sadden sight help stop the consumption of sharks fin

[bwilly]

difficult. only the relevant authorities can do something. ppl here kiasu, difficult.

whose wedding dinner dun have shark fin..?

99% have. if u dun have, ppl may tik u stingy.

later take out red packet, lessen by $20.

[Dreamiez]

Singapore is one of the highest Shark's Fins consumption country..

such cuisine.... who can resist???

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

Singapore is one of the highest Shark's Fins consumption country..

such cuisine.... who can resist???

yes maybe the highest consumption but we can help in a way reefers Those of you getting married , don't order sharks fin alright? If people ask if you are stingy , say you saving to buy LR for your new set-up but seriously guys we can help in some small ways if we try enough.

[Achilles Tang]

You know what makes sharks fin soup so nice to eat?

It's the CHICKEN BROTH!!!

The sharks fin itself is just a tasteless gelatin-like mass.

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

You know what makes sharks fin soup so nice to eat?

It's the CHICKEN BROTH!!!

The sharks fin itself is just a tasteless gelatin-like mass.

yeah! so thats why , I don't see why people are crazy about it in the first place and the sharks end up suffering like that

[jc85]

I think most people dun eat shark fin for its taste. Heard its some herbal effect ("zi bu yang yan" in chinese).

Someone got to do some test and really educate the public else such campaign is going no where in any country that has chinese community.

[ai[k²]wan]

i think ppl get married right, ask the guy to pass fake shark fin to the manager of the restaurant to prepare. hehe

[fangtooth]

i think we may laugh now, but when the damage is done in the future,

who to blame? the cook? the bride /groom? the guest?the diners?etc......

hoenstly after seeing slow death they face in national geo. , i quit eating them.now eat the fake shark fin soup(made form crab meat)

[Achilles Tang]

Like I said, its yummy because of the broth itself... not the sharkfin itself.

Crab meat is added to give a little more 'substance' to the broth.

It's a cultural thing... coz the emperors of china used to dine on it so it has been a dish of prestige ever since.

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

i think we may laugh now, but when the damage is done in the future,

who to blame? the cook? the bride /groom? the guest?the diners?etc......

hoenstly after seeing slow death they face in national geo. , i quit eating them.now eat the fake shark fin soup(made form crab meat)

yes my bro, way to go you lead the way in preventing the sharks from being killed

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

Like I said, its yummy because of the broth itself... not the sharkfin itself.

Crab meat is added to give a little more 'substance' to the broth.

It's a cultural thing... coz the emperors of china used to dine on it so it has been a dish of prestige ever since.

emperor or no emperor .... it's still a cruel thing to do The shark at the bottom of the reef in the pic. is just waiting to die. I wonder if that was done to a human , it would deem cruel straight out.

[Dreamiez]

Tasteless but nice to chew...

the whole dish itself is heavenly...

haha.. ok lah.. will try to resist the temptation abit more..

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

Tasteless but nice to chew...

the whole dish itself is heavenly...

haha.. ok lah.. will try to resist the temptation abit more..

he...he..help shark leh! poor ,poor fishes just "tahan" when you smell or come across sharks fin.

[[d]3v|L]

Chinese New Year is coming

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

3v|L,Nov 27 2003, 01:46 PM] Chinese New Year is coming

he..he..he...maybe I start looking for other alternatives look for nice young boys or young reefers. Old one...don't want....no taste must add more salt and msg then can see how first.

[Benz...]

then what happens when the shark eats us when we surfin huh??? they take one of us and we take one of them lor...

but seriously... dont think it is something that we can stop as it is traditionally a chinese dish and is always offered in any banquet dinner....

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

then what happens when the shark eats us when we surfin huh??? they take one of us and we take one of them lor...

but seriously... dont think it is something that we can stop as it is traditionally a chinese dish and is always offered in any banquet dinner....

Sharks don't normally eat humans if you've watched your National Geographics or Discovery channels respectively...he...he We resemble seals with our diving gear and we invade their living space so in natural fact we're asking for it... I think we can help where our Chinese weddings are concerned. "EAT ABALONE INSTEAD" aslo expensive lor!! Nobody will call you stingy....he...he...

[Dreamiez]

shark's fins is still my fav dish...

dun like abalone.. hehehe

on another note... its quite sad to see sharks being dumped back into the sea to die after which their fins have been cut...

sad case..

[jc85]

Since changing the culture of asian is a mount everest task, maybe they should target at restuarant. Something like restrict the amount that can be sold per month? In the end, price goes sky high and less people will eat it.

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

Since changing the culture of asian is a mount everest task, maybe they should target at restuarant. Something like restrict the amount that can be sold per month? In the end, price goes sky high and less people will eat it.

YEAH good idea but those rich tai-tai and towkay will still buy we can do our part by avoiding that delicacy! Maybe sabo their lorry of sharks fin to the restaurant or something:evil: imagine being at the bottom of the ocean and left slowly to die....gives me the shivers

[fangtooth]

bro benz, if thats your point, why dont you catch/kill/eat the shark just by using your mouth like they did to humans....

hehehe!!!!

[Tanzy]

Is it OK for me to eat sharks' fin if I eat the meat too?

[jc85]

Is it OK for me to eat sharks' fin if I eat the meat too?

How will you know the meat and the fin is from the same shark? BTW, its the way the fins are collected that is killing the sharks. The fishman just remove the fins and dump the sharks back to the sea to die a slow death.

[terryansimon]

I like to eat sharks fin. irregardless of all this news. I still like to eat. I feel so guilty. I want to cry. ='(

but seriously, I try to eat fake sharks fins as much as possible nowadays. after seeing graphic pictures of sharks being de-finned.