Shark finless soup touted by chefs

Shark finless soup touted by chefs

A bevy of local chefs joined environmentalists and public officials Friday in an effort to convince the Chinese community that a proposed ban on shark fin soup isn't an attack on their cultural heritage.

Since Assemblymen Paul Fong, D-Cupertino, and Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, introduced AB376 in February, Chinese Americans, who see shark fin soup as an important part of their traditional cuisine, have emerged as the main opponents of the legislation.

But the chefs who joined the event held at the Omni Hotel in San Francisco argued that shark fin soup doesn't always need a shark fin.

Many said they are creating pseudo shark fin soup recipes using such substitutes as thinly sliced sea cucumber or braised abalone.

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Cultural fucking heritage, my ass.

Go ahead, flame away.

especially after reading about what the sharks suffer. It is horrific.

Silly me.

and do things they claim are tradition, only because thats what they and their families have always done. Known of them can tell you why they do it, only that they do it.

that changed and so can others

and bear parts and rhino parts for medicine.
Rhino horn does not cure cancer.