Pursuits
Shark’s Fin Comes Off Menu as Cruelty Campaign Sways U.K. Chefs
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On Gerrard Street, in the heart of London’s Chinatown, the air is thick with the sound of Chinese dialects and the sweet smell of roasting duck.
At the Golden Pagoda, shark’s fin is on the menu in soups with crab meat and chicken, at 6.60 pounds ($10.25) a bowl. At Loon Tao, it’s 10.50 pounds. It’s a traditional delicacy and you might think little will change, even as conservationists focus on the cruelty and the threat to sharks of slicing off fins.