in malaysia, it is customary to throw a lavish banquet for friends during auspicious occassions...i.e. weddings, birthdays, full moon parties etc....
and the above is a typical 8 course dinner and serve usually not leaving out the "prized" sharks fin soup...
i am sure many of you have come across the emails depicting the cruelty and the gruesome way sharks are hunted and left to die merely for their fins...and these fins are a delicacy to only the chinese....
i came across the above article and i wondered how many sharks can we save if we swap out sharks fin from the menu for a wedding banquet of 100 tables of 10 pax tables....
to date, i have only attended one wedding banquet where the host (birds nest business too) decided to swap out the sharks fin for a birds nest cocktail. it was nicely presented with caviar and salad...
okay, it does not have to be a starter, it too could be birds nest soup dessert...as we all know the desserts maybe served at 11pm and this your guest may leave too early to enjoy their dessert...not to mention too drunk by dessert time...
anyway, birds nest is not much more expensive than sharks fin but it is a whole lot better for the living environment....i still want to see sharks when i dive!!!
my tip, drive a prius and consume sharks fin....don't contradict yourself!
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