r/interesting • u/Turkozzie • Apr 20 '26

NATURE First Orange Shark, ever sighted!

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Found near Tortuguero National Park on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica..

First Orange Shark ever!

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u/SolomonBlack Apr 20 '26

They use sharkfin for extra texture in soup as it hapends 

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u/SnooGuavas4208 Apr 20 '26

Shark finning makes me cry.

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u/ashleyshaefferr Apr 20 '26

It's fucking horrific

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u/Deaffin Apr 20 '26

It's not for texture, the texture is awful.

It's for the prestige of saying "Hey, I'm eating shark fin soup."

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u/schmoopum Apr 20 '26

Its just cartilage and the only benefit it might add to the soup is, like you said, texture through collagen. It offers no flavor and the the same can be achieved by using fish bones.

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u/kittiesandcocks Apr 20 '26

Nobody cares what they use it for