Ye Zi asked casually:

"Do you know how to cook shark meat? I've heard it doesn't taste good."

"No, I only know that shark fin is shark fin, and I've also heard that shark meat doesn't taste good. It's said that it has a urine-like smell, but only the fins don't, so the fins have become a top-quality ingredient."

Ye Zi nodded, looked at the cut surface left when she cut off the tail fin, and said:

"It looks like it's all muscle, so it should taste alright. Plus, it's quite high in fat, so it should be edible."

I've seen the news you mentioned. It says that sharks urinate through their skin, which is why shark meat doesn't taste good. That's probably a rumor.

While I was processing the fish, I noticed that it has corresponding organs.

"Doesn't it urinate through its skin? Then its skin looks pretty clean."

As soon as Reba said that, Ye Zi immediately understood that Reba had become interested in the sharkskin swimsuit.

After all, nobody wants to swim in a swimsuit made from their urinary system.

He laughed and said:

"Don't worry, sharkskin swimsuits are definitely clean."

As for the shark meat, we can only cook it and try it. We'll grill a piece first, and if it's not good, we'll use the whole thing to bait the fishpond.

I just don't know how fish fins can turn into shark fins.

Reba swallowed hard.

"I don't know either, but shark fin soup is supposed to be a soup, so it must be boiled."

Ye Zi reached out and picked up a piece of fish fin. She looked at the cut surface and saw that it was mainly cartilage with a small amount of muscle wrapped around it.

He then picked up a machete, peeled off the skin from the fish fin, and, looking at the internal structure of the fin, angrily said:

"Unscrupulous merchants, this is just a bunch of cartilage and a little muscle. What nutritional value could it possibly have? Just for the chewiness of the cartilage? You might as well have a pot of tendon and tendon instead."

The place where Reba grew up also had cattle and sheep, and the internal structure of the fin of the cleaver fish was unbelievable:

"Is this the legendary shark fin? A bunch of cartilage? Is its nutritional value really higher than a bottle of calcium tablets? If we're talking about chewiness, I think tendon is much tastier than this."

Ye Zi said speechlessly:

"That's what you call unscrupulous merchants. It's probably just a gimmick. Maybe the soup is the real attraction."

Dilraba said disappointedly:

"It was all for nothing."

"It's alright. Since we have the means, let's cook a pot and try it. Otherwise, it would be a waste."

As Ye Zi spoke, she casually tossed the fish fin into the pot. Not satisfied, she then took the tail fin that had been cut off earlier, peeled it, cut it into sections, and threw it into the pot as well.

He picked up the pot, scooped up some fresh water, and put it on the stove to boil.

With the liquid food, we need to add something dry. We cut two pieces of meat off the shark, skewered them, and put them on the grill to roast.

At this moment, the viewers in the live broadcast room were also dumbfounded. Bird's nest and shark fin have been top-notch ingredients since ancient times. In ancient times, they were things that only high-ranking families, officials, and even emperors could enjoy.

Surprisingly, after the skin was removed, the so-called shark fin turned out to be filled with cartilage.

Perhaps, as Ye Zi said, the key is the soup; with the right soup, shark fin truly shines as a top-tier ingredient.

However, most viewers' expectations for shark fin have dropped significantly.

While shark fin may be hard to find, tendons and gristle are quite common; every city has several restaurants serving them.

After news broke in the live stream that Ye Zi had hunted a protected thresher shark, many people from animal protection organizations joined in. Although they did not publicly condemn Ye Zi, they strongly disapproved of her actions.

Unexpectedly, there was a pleasant surprise here. Shark fin, a top-tier ingredient, is still considered a top-tier ingredient in modern society. To be able to eat it, you first need to be rich.

The internal structure of shark fins was openly displayed in the live stream by the leaf, which lowered viewers' expectations for shark fins and, to some extent, helped promote animal protection organizations.

This is completely different from the videos posted on their official website. While the videos on the official website might be fake, Ye Zi broadcast the entire process, from cutting the fish fins to cooking it, live, so there's no possibility of it being faked.

To put it bluntly, this is reverse marketing by Ye Zi.

Soon, the animal protection organization decided to edit the live stream and post it on their official website to warn people that shark fins are just a bunch of cartilage, not worth looking forward to, and certainly not worth hunting sharks for.

Some were happy while others were sad. The shark fin vendors sent their greetings to Ye Zi through the screen. It's easy to imagine that in the coming period, shark fin sales will drop significantly because of Ye Zi's live stream.

But none of this affected Ye Zi at all; she continued her island survival, eating and drinking as usual.

The shark fin in the pot wasn't ready yet, but the shark meat roasting over the fire was already sizzling and dripping with oil.

Ye Zi picked up one fish, cut it with a cleaver, and found it was cooked. She picked up another fish and handed it to Reba, then blew on the fish in her hand, took a bite, and gnawed on it.

After chewing for a while, Ye Zi's eyes lit up and she said:

"It's alright, it's quite chewy and doesn't have any weird taste. You should try it."

Seeing this, Reba blew on it, took a bite, and after tasting it, said:

"It tastes alright, but it would be better if there were some seasonings, at least some soy sauce."

Ye Zi turned to look at the small island and smiled:

"Your idea is unrealistic. Besides, this isn't tuna. How can it taste good with soy sauce?"

Reba said while eating:

"It's because the taste is just so-so that I thought dipping it in soy sauce might make it better."

Ye Zi gave a thumbs up. Sure enough, the essence of a foodie is to be willing to try new things. Only by trying new things can one discover delicious food.

After finishing the grilled fish, Ye Zi was still not satisfied, so she cut off another piece, skewered it, and put it on the grill. Turning to Reba, she asked:

"Would you like another one?"

Reba looked at the pot of simmering shark fin, then at the grilled fish that had already been put on the shelf, and stretched out her index finger and thumb to measure the length of the leaf.

This indicates that she only needs to eat a grilled fish about ten centimeters long.

Ye Zi nodded, waved her hand, cut off a square piece of fish about ten centimeters in size, skewered it, and put it on the grill.

Dilraba was completely bewildered. Ten centimeters was ten centimeters, but what did this square mean? And what about this thickness? It was twice as thick as the previous piece. What did that mean?

Ye Zi smiled and said:

"You must have been frightened today, so eat something to calm your nerves. Besides, you've been practicing dancing and martial arts every day, which is too much for you. We're not short of meat, so eat as much as you want."

Ye Zi then grilled another piece of fish, which he prepared for himself.

This time, after the grilled fish was ready, Yezi continued to enjoy it to her heart's content.

Reba ate the grilled fish slowly and deliberately, and sure enough, she finished it.

Ye Zi joked:

"See? I told you you're very active and need to eat more."

Dilraba patted her belly and said:

"I'm sure I've gained weight again, but I absolutely cannot waste food."

Ye Zi nodded and said:

"You're right, we can't waste food. Let's have some shark fin soup to fill the gaps."

He then served Reba a bowl of shark fin soup.

Reba blew on it, took a small sip, smacked her lips for a moment, and said:

"It doesn't taste good."