There’s nothing like a warm bowl of soup on a chilly day. Clam chowder. Minestrone. Cream of celery. Shark fin. Garden vegetable. Wait a minute – shark fin soup? For those of you who have not tried it, it is a traditional Chinese soup served on special occasions which costs a pretty penny. Like the name implies, it contains cut up cartilage from a shark’s fin and is often accompanied with thinly sliced pieces of chicken or pork simmered in a chicken broth.

For the record, I have eaten shark fin soup numerous times at Chinese weddings and baby banquets and must admit it is a tasty soup. However after watching the documentary Shark Water, I’ve discovered that tastiness comes with a hefty price.