Suanie wrote a post about her planning her wedding (updated) a few days back. I tried looking for it but gave up after merely 10 seconds of search. Firstly, I’m tired. Secondly, I’m running short of time for this post. LOL.
One thing about Chinese weddings that I do not understand is, “Why must they (we) have shark’s fin soup?” As I know, they slice/slaughter off the shark’s fins and throw them back into the sea. That’s because the rest of the meat is somehow not “valuable”. The sharks couldn’t swim without their fins (of course right? You try walking without legs and see) thus lay at the bottom of the sea and die.
(The photo above taken from flickr. Contact me if it should be taken down.)
I’ve eaten shark’s fin before. What I do not understand is, “WHY?” Firstly, it’s just some “tiny strands” of “meat”. If someone were to serve me shark’s fin in a plain water soup, I wouldn’t know it’s shark’s fin. I might think it’s just some kind of “mee” or “meehoon”.
Seriously, shark’s fin soup taste good because of the soup itself. It has crab meat, eggs, and some other things (I’m not a cook :-P). So, why shark’s fin? Why a Chinese wedding cannot go on without serving any shark’s fin? Is it a “symbol” of prosperity or something?
*sigh*
If you are going to kill the shark, at least do not leave the rest of the fish to waste.
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