Crab and Shark’s Fin Soup

Among Hong Kong’s most extravagant banquet fare is shark’s fin, which is the dorsal ‘comb fin’ or the two ventral fins of any of a variety of sharks from all over the world. A shark’s fin dish is a sumptuous extravaganza, a highly acclaimed speciality said to have been first created over a thousand years ago. The preparation of shark’s fin has become a culinary refinement that borders on snobbery. The wholesaling of shark’s fin is a multimillion-dollar business. In Hong Kong you will notice