But the shark's fin was exquisite: Each filament was silky and jellied, but with a delicately chewy texture. As I sipped the soup, the filaments fluttered against every surface of my mouth, impossible ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in front of flag - Contributor/Getty Images Among the many notorious and weird facts about North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un is his taste for extravagance and taboo ...

Worldwide, eleven thousand (11,000) sharks will be killed within the next 60 minutes. That’s 180 sharks per minute; it’s a bloody affair. One hundred million (100,000,000) are killed per year, mostly ...

Update: follow up article here. The other night while having Chinese at Silver Pond with a friend, we debated about ordering the shark fin soup. “If you were in the ocean, the shark wouldn’t think ...

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute and Humane Society International applaud Shun Lee West restaurant, of New York City, for removing shark fin soup from its menu. AWI and HSI have, for years, ...

Samples of shark fin soup were taken in 14 cities across the United States. (Photo by Pew Environment Group) WASHINGTON, DC, August 14, 2012 (ENS) – Genetic testing of shark fin soup from cities ...

Changing attitudes among young Chinese means shark's fin soup is increasingly off banquet menus, according to a new report from WildAid, which says the consumption of the delicacy is no longer the ...

From foils of pure gold to freshly shaved white truffles, the culinary world is packed with ingredients that are deemed to be emblematic of luxury dining. Among them is possibly one of the most ...

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to learn that Obi Sushi restaurant, located in Northern Virginia's Reston Town Center, has retracted their decision to sell shark fin soup ...

Deep End Diner and Good Food contributor Eddie Lin was on Which Way LA? with Warren Olney last night. He was one of 3 guests talking about the proposed ban on the sale of shark fins. Eddie has eaten ...

Players: California Assemblyman Paul Fong and shark supporters; state Senator Ted Lieu and those who oppose Fong's bill to ban shark fins What They Say They're Fighting About: If Fong's bill is racist ...

The hammerhead shark is among creatures set to receive a higher protection status from a CITES conference in Panama - Copyright AFP/File Ludovic MARIN The hammerhead ...