Shark Week...It's What's For Dinner?
August 2, 2007 @ 08:42 AM (EST)
Source: Washingtonian.com
Ever since Jaws debuted in 1975, Americans have been obsessed with sharks. And for the past 20 years, the Discovery Channel has been capitalizing on both our love and fear of the underwater predators with Shark Week, seven days of programming about Great Whites, their diets (mostly grouper), and of course, their bloodcurdling attacks on humans. (Check out their Shark Week blog for more).
Obi Sushi in Reston Town Center was inspired by the phenomenon, and has rolled out a shark-themed menu with shark fin soup, shark tempura sushi rolls (so far the two most popular dishes), grilled shark salad with plum dressing, and grilled shark steak with hachyo miso sauce. The promotion runs through Monday, August 6. But wait--isn't it controversial to eat shark fin? And aren't many shark species headed for the endangered list?...
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