Restaurant Hong Cheng

In spite of its somewhat sad décor and less-​than-​optimal location, I found myself at their doors one evening, but opted out when I realised that they carry shark fin soup on the menu! Very shocked and surprised to find shark fin soup in Denmark, a country that is usually quite well-​informed and progressive in matters concerning conservation and animal protection. There are at least two other Chinese restaurants in this part of the city that do not feature shark fin soup, the nearest one being Nihao on Østerbrogade, literally just a few blocks from here.
In case you don’t know what my beef with shark fin soup is, the problem comes in the way the sharks are caught, and the fact that shark fins contain no flavour or nutritional value at all, they are entirely made up of cartilage. When sharks are fished for the fins, they are typically caught, their fins are cut off, and the still living, but slowly dying, shark is tossed back in the water.
Won’t be visiting this place, and I’d urge others to stay away, too.