Gordon Ramsay - Shark Bait
 

Gordon Ramsay Documentary on Shark Fin Soup





ive honestly never had it myself, or not that i can remember. Is it really that good?

it's not good for the taste. Cause it has none. It's for the texture and supposed health benefits of it.

The taste of it is all in whatever broth it's cooked in.

Yup, it has no taste. Its about the texture, health benefits and the status of eating it. Personally as a Chinese person, I'm not a fan of this dish.

^ Biggest problem: Everyone in China making any decent money will want to eat Shark's fin, at this rate it'll be extremely difficult to curb their tastes.

I don't want to offend anyone, because this is an honest question to those with more insight into the culture than myself.

Why is it that Asian cultures are so willing to continue consuming products that are decimating populations of endangered species?

^social status.

Ramsay's still annoying even if he's doing a serious piece.

They don't have that concept at all. Take for example people in China, they wouldn't even think twice about getting a car even if it means polluting the planet, they haven't had the "joys" of prosperity long enough to see the potential damage they may be causing. You really have to hammer it in their head to make them understand.

i have a feelings that they will eventually sell shark fin again even though they support ramsay opinion

i love the taste of the soup. but I'd be glad to give it up after being educated on the matter. If the taste remain the same anyway without the fin, even better!

Apparently Gordon was doused with petrol and threatened at gunpoint by Taiwanese mafia when he was filming. I haven't had shark's fin soup in a long time and don't plan on eating it again.

i came in here thinking that gordon ramsay was going to be eaten by a shark rofl. iirc, i think some chinese restaurants here were stopped selling sharks fin too.

No offense taken.

The only reason that Chinese people eat this is for the social status of eating something expensive.

That's why you'll see families shelling out $$$ for shark fin soup or abalone during banquet weddings or family dinners. Having shark fin or abalone on the menu represents wealth because you're able to afford it for everybody. I personally don't get the whole hoopla around those two items but I guess it's just another one of those stupid things Chinese people do. We're materialistic assholes like that.

Good watch....I honestly don't think shark fin soup is all that good.

abalone shark fin birds nest... biggest pile of garbage but its like Chinese Bling so :rolleyes:


there's a lot of Fake birds nest, abalone, shark fin too made out of starch etc etc etc since they're such profitable items

I just had some tonight. Yummy.

Don't want to be a dick, but it was TLDW.
Coles note?

From reading the comments,
Ramsay wants to ban shark fin soup because sharks are an endangered species?

I know at night market, they sell the fake shark fin soup, which people love,
and it's so popular there. They keep jacking up the price each year and people
swarm that place.

Maybe that's a good alternative?? I like both the real and the fake, and I can't tell
the difference... although I probably haven't had the real shark fin in a long time to
remember how it's like.

I think it's just all a marketing scam (for lack of a better word). If enough people believe in it...people will buy it...set it at a high price..then it becomes a delicacy enjoyed by those who can afford it...and the hype just keeps spiraling.

Stopping a few restaurants is a good start, but there will always be many more who want to make a profit off selling the soup on their menu. Until legal bans are actually made, it will continue to be sold and people will continue to make a lot of money off it

A lot of younger generations are learning more about the results of shark fin soup and have usually stopped eating it. However, for older parents and grandparents, who wouldn't like some delicacy before you can't have it anymore?

While planning for a wedding, the owner of a chain of Chinese restaurants in Vancouver told us that a large majority of younger couples have switched shark fin soup out of the banquet menu. For us, we took it out as well and we replaced it with birds nest for no extra charge! :)
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an older thread on a related documentary, very well done.

so first we can't eat dogs ... now we can't eat shark fins

http://image.tradevv.com/2008/03/25/...e-in-china.jpg

but this is ALRIGHT because its ALLLL WHITE

fucking hypocrites

You know who I think eats shark fin? Lin. Remember her? Ghost lady :troll:

Umm yeah how about you go and eat dog ...I'll stick to my steak.

+1

It's usually not for taste or texture, it's for the social status to be able to afford such luxuries. I've eaten tons of shark fin and abalones with my gf's family and do not see the price being worth it.