Seafood fact that Will Make You Surprised

Eating seafood is delicious. Besides the delicious taste, too much for health benefits. But even so there are still many hidden facts in seafood. Want to know anything. Listen yuk news excerpt from Listverse, Wednesday (3/12).

Mahi-mahi instead Dolphins
Many people are confused about whether fish mahi-mahi was still similar to dolphins. This confusion is understandable for a long time, because the mahi-mahi is actually known as dolphinfish. Mahi-mahi have a habit of swimming alongside the boat, so people began to associate them with the dolphins.

Unfortunately for commercial fishermen, fish mahi-mahi are said to be equal to the dolphin's being a bad thing. Because, most people do not want to eat dolphins because of their cuteness, intelligence, and very high levels of mercury. But usually in the store, so people are not confused, mahi-mahi fish name replaced dolphins. So that people easily recognize.

Frozen raw fish
If you've never eaten sushi or sashimi in the United States, usually the food is frozen before serving in a serving dish. This is because the authorities in the United States cares enough about people eating raw foods.

Each raw fish sold in the United States must first go through a freezing process to kill bacteria before selling fish to customers. Tuna is one exception to the rule that freezing. Although many of those who sell it in a frozen state.

Interestingly, some fish lovers will admit that they themselves can not distinguish between frozen tuna and fresh tuna. Of course, you can not always ensure that you eat raw fish frozen properly, because the FDA can not check every piece of sashimi. Freezing can be done either by the restaurant or by anyone selling fish to them.

Shark fin
Shark is not everyone's favorite sea creature. Many people consider shark fin making no sense. Eating shark fin soup strange to some people. But for others, this soup is delicious although expensive. No wonder a lot of people who catch sharks then cut their fins and throwing the shark back into the sea dead.

Because the behavior of the community, recently, the United Arab Emirates and many other authorities have banned the practice of making shark fin. Their new rule states that if a person catches a shark, they have to bring the entire body back to the port. Making shark fin slowly than including murder with a painful mutilation, is a practice that is very wasteful because tons of sharks who originally lived thrown back into the sea when the dead swim.

In China, shark fin soup is expensive around 100 US dollars per bowl. It was just for one meal. But to eat shark fin soup, then you become a high status. In modern times, eating shark fin soup has become even more of a ritual to mark special occasions or business meetings.

Worse, the addition of shark fin soup is actually not to add flavor. But just to give texture to the soup. Society can kill sharks just for that.