Death hiding behind the most expensive soup bowl on the planet

Do you think, shark shark soup is an extra food? The truth will make you surprised!

Last time, we had known about the "simple to ruthless" truth of shark micro soup - a dish originally from China that was famous for being a "luxurious" recipe only for those who had money.

Micro-fish soup - an indispensable dish in the "banquet" of Chinese people.

Although expensive, but shark microbes are still hunted all over the world, because many people believe that this is a "great food " , even considered a miracle. Believe it or not, the fact that the soup of shark microbes can take the lives of people who eat them.

Why? Let's try to learn through the following article.

Eating micro-fish soup? Not as much as you think!

Why not complement? According to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Bureau website, fish is actually a rich source of protein. However, the consumption of some fish, especially sharks, can be dangerous because the level of mercury (a strong toxic metal) found in fish meat is quite high.

A study was conducted based on tissue analysis of 30 sharks around the coast of New South Wales (Australia). The results showed that the inside of the shark contains a large amount of metal including mercury.

In particular, the concentration of mercury inside fish meat is assessed as " can adversely affect the health of the eaters" and "cause permanent damage to the brain and kidneys".

Inside these bowls of soup contains mercury.

This danger is indirectly increased due to widespread seawater phenomenon. The reason given is that sharks are superior to other large carnivorous fishes, being a great predator in the ocean.

They depend on eating other small fish and these fishes - absorbing more mercury from the polluted environment. Therefore, the last shark is the place to synthesize those dangerous substances .

Simulation of how sharks accumulate large amounts of mercury in nature.

In fish microbes not only mercury .

Right! In the samples of fish and fish microbes tested, scientists also found arsenic - a poison found in nature. When absorbed with a certain amount, the skin will suffer from black pigmentation, not only that, the digestive system in the body is also affected.

And yet, arsenic in the body will reduce red blood cells, leukocytes, destroy vascular walls and even lead to death. This is also a cause of cancer and reduces IQ in children.

Each year, between 26 and 73 million individuals are killed for fins.

Another study conducted in 2013 also showed a more serious situation. Accordingly, individual sharks caught around Indonesia's Buru Island have tremendous amounts of arsenic and mercury , especially adult males. The reason is that because this location is close to a gold mine in the sea, the creatures living here are severely affected by mercury.

Therefore, besides shark meat and fins, other parts of this animal such as liver or shark oil are also recommended by experts.

Poison - but why do so many people still eat?

Contrary to the recommendations, shark meat is still a "hot" product. Each year, between 26 and 73 million individuals are killed for fins.

Shark meat is also one of the expensive foods with a selling price of about $ 400 / kg (equivalent to VND 8.8 million). And shark shark soup, cost per bowl from 70-150 USD (about 1.5 - over 3 million VND).

Millions of sharks are killed every year just for fins.

It can be seen that killing a shark for fins is not only a cruel act, but it is not "fat" for our health.

So it is best if we leave these "Dead Sea" friends instead of slaughtering them.