chunsh

be honest, a stranger from the same table keeps talking about how bad is eating something while i  ...
tofu 發表於 2010-3-26 13:59

no need to get mad, if someone do that, go ask "ok so u dont drink shark-fin soup. Great!! Can I haz your bowl of soup????"

khaki

be honest, a stranger from the same table keeps talking about how bad is eating something while i  ...
tofu 發表於 2010-3-26 13:59

I agree it's not the right timing to preach the people while they are enjoying their food. It's like if a vegetarian keep on telling me how bad eating meat is when I am eating my steak, I am sure I want to kill him too!

I support not eating shark fin, but we have to work on it step by step, don't be aggressive. What I can do now:

1. I don't eat shark fin, I don't order anything with shark fin
2. I kindly refuse to eat food contains shark fin if someone order it
3. Tell my friends and family I don't eat shark fin and the reason why
4. Showing support for friends who don't eat shark fin.

khaki

If more and more people don't eat shark fin in wedding banquets, people can see it. In a long run there will be more couples stop serving shark fin because it's just a waste if you pay for shark fin but your guests are not touching them right?

zuesel

回復 49# siumaibb

huh? i didn't say anything about taste of food wor.
I think you misunderstood la.

I am simply stating IMO, Ken's restaurant's food isn't great but I will go to support NO shark fin being served there.

布小熊

I agree it's not the right timing to preach the people while they are enjoying their food.
khaki 發表於 2010-3-26 02:11 PM

Yes, I don't usually go on and on about not eating shark fin.
I just tell the server to scoop one less bowl or put mine up in the lazy susy (not sure if that's the name or the round rotating thing) and tell ppl that there is an extra bowl.

If someone ask, I will just tell them that I don't eat shark fin cos they are near extinction.
The only time that I had a longer chat about it was because another friend of the bride and groom whom happened to sit next to me didn't eat shark fin too. So we had some conversation about it among the 2 of us... (not trying to annouce it to the whole table)

embarrassing guests isn't really my goal...

btw... shark fin soup at most restaurants is MSG loaded. I used to feel sick after eating it.

khaki

Actually I have no interest on shark fin soup since I was a kid, I always gave my bowl to mom and dad.

I agree to Catpiano, substitute shark fin to bird's nest, I will be very happy hahaha

fibbi

Substituting shark fin to bird nest isn't that good either...number of bird goes down because they got no where to stay... (no nest)...

khaki

Substituting shark fin to bird nest isn't that good either...number of bird goes down because they g ...
fibbi 發表於 2010-3-26 14:31

really? I thought those birds live in 人工燕窩山???? oops.... good I am not filthy rich enough to eat them often

Prelude

I have no special preference on eating the shark fin. but I think extinction of species are part of the nature.  The world ends is part of the nature as well.  Extinction of one specie might help other species to grow as well.  You should only do so much to interfere the nature.

If you are really into the idea of eating responsibly, then you should only eat farmed stuff, instead of anything natural.   Like, you should only eat farmed(chemically enhanced) salmon instead of other kind of salmon.  Everything you eat should be farmed.  But at the same time, you should think about these farmed food, they should be let go as well, they have their will to live instead of being stuck in a small tank or area.

somewhereintime

回復 57# fibbi

Not the cultivated one,
in Indonesia and Thailand, people build special giant house
for those swallows, it is getting very expensive, $1,500 a pound wholesale price