布小熊

Ken's restaurant - what a joke, how many will order shark fin at ken's restaurant.  it is not a plac ...
tofu 發表於 2010-3-26 11:24 AM

I think it's a good start regardless. Stop it one bowl and one restaurant at a time... It will take years to get it but... every bowl counts!
I just hope this will eventually get to bigger Chinese restaurants. And I am hoping that famous chefs will create tasty and exquisite dishes to replace that "position" of shark fin soup.

btw... shark doesn't really like to eat ppl... They attack some ppl (which the rate isn't really high...) cos they mistaken them as fish or seal. I don't know why we think that human being is tastier than other meat.

Personally, it was harder for me to give up bluefin tuna (which I did) than shark fin.

fibbi

Just to clarify, I do start the topic with parents that eating sharkfin is not good...And you don't want to know how badly the conversation ends. But I do tell her to order less portion. Picture shows my mom's "bowl", which I had a spoon of it.

tofu

for me this is just their marketing strategic.  the % of  revenue from shark fin should be relatively small?  none?  make such big announcement for removing an unpopular item from your menu

fibbi

I agree that blue fin tuna is just yummy~~~~that I already give up~~
But shark fin...is like part of the culture and it's hard to change what parents or older generation thinks. All I can do is that I don't order it myself, and then to tell my kid (if I have) to not eat it as well.

zuesel

Ken's restaurant 南軒- what a joke, how many will order shark fin at ken's restaurant.  it is not a  ...
tofu 發表於 2010-3-26 11:24

You're right! Their food are only so-so.
I don't even recall they have shark fins in the menu. Maybe they did but I didn't notice. If they don't sell a lot of it, this may even but just a publicity for them. However, I hope this will trigger others to do the same. Nontheless, it's a good start.

Sorry, out of topic:
I just want to make it clear that I believe in Choices. Encouragment is prefered over Enforcement. I don't eat lamb but I am not against others who do. So I hope people who prefer not to eat fins won't make others feel inadequet.

chunsh

You're right! Their food are only so-so.
I don't even recall they have shark fins in the menu. May ...
zuesel 發表於 2010-3-26 11:42

Maybe the next restaurants who gonna declare that they will give up shark-fin soup from their menu are 九記, 麗都 or MacDonald

布小熊

Just to clarify, I do start the topic with parents that eating sharkfin is not good...And you don't  ...
fibbi 發表於 2010-3-26 11:37 AM

believe me, it took YEARS before I can convience my mom to stop buying, cooking, ordering and eating shark fin.
So I understand. But do little baby steps to change them actually worked for me! So it may work for you too.

fibbi

believe me, it took YEARS before I can convience my mom to stop buying, cooking, ordering and eatin ...
布小熊 發表於 2010-3-26 11:51

    I don't see my parents as often now. Whenever I see them (like once a year) and when they want to treat me a nice meal (or vice versa), I don't want to begin a topic that I'm not going to eat this or that ..or...eating sharkfin is not good.....And getting reply like " 我仲食得幾多年。。。"...

布小熊

Maybe the next restaurants who gonna declare that they will give up shark-fin soup from their men ...
chunsh 發表於 2010-3-26 11:46 AM

Take a look at menus around. I was surprised that so many small restaurants actually DO serve shark fin. And so many restaurants include shark fin in their set menu as well....
(well not McD or No. 9 or congee noodle house la... )

I also respect ppl's choice. A lot of my friends still eat shark fin and they are actually happy that they got my extra bowl from sitting next to me at wedding banquet. I just want them to know (slowly) and hopefully make their choice.

布小熊

I don't see my parents as often now. Whenever I see them (like once a year) and when they wan ...
fibbi 發表於 2010-3-26 11:57 AM

well... I understand. If you only see them once in a year....there is no way that you can change their mind at the 1 single meal.

May be easier to influence your friends!