For centuries, shark fins have been mainly used in the wildly
expensive shark fin soup, a delicacy in some countries.
Not exact matches
We eat abalone, geoduck and sea urchin at
expensive Chinese restaurants to celebrate the Chinese New Year, and start the meal with a steaming hot bowl of
shark's
fin soup.
The authentic version of this
soup requires
shark fin, but given how
expensive it is, crab alone is used instead.
The trade is spurred by the demand for
shark fin soup, an
expensive Chinese delicacy and status symbol commonly served at banquets and other celebrations.