Shark Fin Soup
Welcome to Monday, Punchers and a belated Happy Chinese New Year to all. Speaking of the Chinese New Year, did anyone get amongst the celebrations this weekend and order a bowl of shark fin soup? This Chinese delicacy has got plenty of tongues wagging at the moment.
Slippery, glutinous and made entirely from cartilage, the the soup is believed to boost libido and keep aging at bay. Chinese restaurateurs are proud of the dish. They say people come far and wide just to eat it. But conservation groups want it banned. Like Mike Rutzen, the founder of The Australian Anti Shark Finning Alliance told the weekend papers the practice of finning is “cruel and should be relegated to the history books”.
Here’s what it looks like before it’s cooked. Actually, here’s the link. You might not want to see that first thing.
So where do you stand on Shark Fin soup? Post your thoughts on that, or anything else on your mind below.
Facebook Recommendations
Read all about it
Punch live
Up to the minute Twitter chatter
How much fun is it retweeting people who can't spell?
In other Olympian news, Steph rice is advertising Sunrice Chinese style Mongolian chicken. Think about that for a tick
Recent posts
The latest and greatest
Is there a nicotine patch strong enough for this?
Ok. I am not a leading expert in world’s best practice on prisoner rehabilitation — my experience…
A great win by Webber, but it sure as hell wasn’t sport
This morning I joined millions of other Australians in accelerating, braking, swearing and spilling coffee…
Fighting Assad one strongly worded statement at a time
This weekend’s massacre in Houla, Syria, is one of those stories that invites but doesn’t…
Nosebleed Section
choice ringside rantings
From: They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
Michael S says:
"A teacher at Geelong Grammar had criticised her for using words that were too long, which had left her confused and had made her doubt her ability to write essays. She became ''quite distressed'' when her English marks began to fall." I can sympathise. My scholastic mentors conveyed to me a causal relationship… [read more]From: Welfare for breeders is a bonus for everyone
Change Up! says:
I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
A private school girl’s family is sueing her elite, extremely expensive private school for not… Read more
Latest 2 of 104 comments
View all commentsAdd your comment