shark fin soup
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Shark fin soup — Chinese pic=Sharksfin.jpg|picsize=250px|picc l=Fish fin|t=|s=鱼翅|j=jyu4 ci3|p=yú chì|w=yü ch4Shark fin soup (or shark s fin soup) is a Chinese cuisine delicacy since Ming Dynasty, commonly served as part of a Chinese feast, usually at special… … Wikipedia
shark fin soup — noun (in Chinese cookery) a soup regarded as a delicacy, made from the dorsal fin of certain sharks. Also, shark s fin soup …
shark fin soup — a Chinese soup made of shark fins according to various recipes. May include chicken broth, chicken breast, ham, scallops, mushrooms, green onions, ginger and other seasonings. The fins may need to be boiled for 2 3 days and the cartilaginous… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Shark finning — is the controversial process of removing shark fins to provide the ingredients for the popular Asian dish of shark fin soup. TOC According to wildlife conservationists, much of the trade in sharks fins is derived from fins cut from living sharks; … Wikipedia
Shark cartilage — is a dietary supplement made from the dried and powdered cartilage of a shark; that is, from the tough material that composes a shark s skeleton. Shark cartilage is claimed to combat and/or prevent a variety of illnesses, most notably cancer. It… … Wikipedia
Shark finning — Nageoire dorsale d un requin à pointes noires. Le shark finning est une activité consistant à pêcher spécifiquement des requins pour leur couper uniquement les nageoires qui serviront à la préparation d une soupe traditionnelle chinoise.… … Wikipédia en Français
soup — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ creamy, hearty, thick ▪ hearty vegetable soup ▪ clear, thin ▪ cold, hot … Collocations dictionary
Shark — Taxobox name = Shark fossil range = Late Devonian Recent image width = 250px image caption = Grey reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Chondrichthyes subclassis =… … Wikipedia
shark finning — /ˈʃak fɪnɪŋ/ (say shahk fining) noun the practice of removing fins from sharks for the purpose of selling the fins, usually to be used in Chinese cookery, as for shark fin soup; illegal in most parts of the world when performed on a live shark,… …
Dusky shark — Conservation status … Wikipedia
