shark fin soup

It's a deep-seated thing. They used to say that if there is no shark-fin soup, the bride is marrying into a poor family.

But Kim's passion for fine food is legendary: he is said to be a connoisseur of cognac, French wine, shark-fin soup and sushi.

We tell how demand for shark fin soup has led to the killing of millions of these creatures.

After my first, less-than-memorable encounter with shark-fin soup, I decided that, like my colleagues, I would probably skip it next time.

National Geographic reports that 38 million sharks a year are killed for shark fin soup.

EU countries are the main exporter of shark fins to China, where they are used to make shark-fin soup.

To truly save sharks, however, conservationists have to win over consumers in Asia and change the image of shark-fin soup.

A terror of little game, to get those who constantly eating shark fin soup human beings! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Shark fins are being "harvested" in ever greater numbers to feed the growing demand for shark fin soup, an Asian "delicacy" .

Celebrities like Chinese basketball star Yao Ming and British tycoon Richard Branson are asking the Chinese to stop eating shark fin soup.

They've been slaughtered by outside commercial fishermen supplying the shark-fin soup market.

Mr Kim has a penchant for shark fin soup and reportedly ordered McDonalds hamburgers from Beijing.

China's most popular star, Yao Ming, championed the program pledging to never again eat shark fin soup, generating 300 news stories.

A bowl of shark fin soup sells for up to $100.

She started by asking Chinese couples to commit to not serving shark-fin soup at their weddings.

Restaurants were doing brisk business in shark-fin soup and other delicacies. Hotels were overbooked.

Meanwhile , the other characters are talking about shark fin soup .

Even though shark fin soup is a delicacy, Eva won't eat it because sharks are endangered.

Shark fin soup is a delicacy in Chinese cooking that dates back hundreds of years.

These types of set-menu affairs account for nearly 90 percent of shark-fin soup consumption.

About 73 million sharks are killed by humans annually, many to satisfy Asia's appetite for shark fin soup.

Shark cartilage has long been valued by traditional herbalists in China, where it has been consumed for centuries as shark fin soup.

Deadly Status Symbols: Shark-fin soup is a symbol of status traditionally served at elaborate banquets and celebrations, such as weddings.

In 2006, at a WildAid press conference in China, NBA star Yao Ming swore he would never eat shark-fin soup again.

She ordered the special set for the day: a 58-yuan set with abalone and shark fin soup.

Are Big Macs and shark fin soup luxury goods?

I do three or four strips after that where we explore the finning issue and the shark fin soup issue.

Shark fin soup is a delicacy in Asia.

People in California can no longer eat the Chinese delicacy of shark fin soup.

Every year the fins from up to 70 million sharks are being used to make shark fin soup -- the vast majority going to China and Hong Kong.

Most Chinese consumers don't know that shark fin soup contains shark, because the translation literally means, "fish wing soup" .

Who wouldn't want to try a meal with 1lobster , abalone, and shark fin soup?

Shark fin soup, considered a delicacy of Chinese cuisine, can fetch 63 per bowl in a Hong Kong restaurant.

But famous Hong Kong dish shark fin soup will not be on the menu.

Braised Salty Croaker in Shark Fin Soup