Recent news item: shark fin soup in Asia has been blamed for the illegal killing of nearly 300,000 sharks off Brazil, an environmental group has alleged.
The Environmental Justice Institute in Brazil has accused a seafood exporter (Siglo do Brasil Comercio) of illegally killing nearly 300,000 sharks.
via BBC News – Asia demand ‘spurs Brazilian shark kills’.
So here comes part of the sustainability part of culinary tourism, being aware of which dishes not to eat, even when these are culinary icons (or perhaps exactly because they are culinary icons, and therefore consumed in large quantities). You may feel that eating shark fin soup is an essential culinary experience when travelling through China. On the other hand, being aware of the environmental impact of the collection of the core ingredient, please think twice.
