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Faux Shark Fin vs. the Real Thing: Does It Cut It?

Benu's faux shark's fin soup.
Benu’s faux shark’s fin soup. Photo: SFoodie

JKauff continues with Shark Fin Week by comparing three examples of faux shark fin soup, one of which is a gross-sounding vegetarian version at Shangri-La, and another is a gross-sounding cornstarchy one from Eggettes (better him than us is all we can say). The obvious winner: Corey Lee’s much buzzed about example on the tasting menu at Benu. [SFoodie, Earlier]

Faux Shark Fin vs. the Real Thing: Does It Cut It?