The shark's fins dish must be ordered well in advance, for the fin itself takes two days to "rest" in liquid and three days for marinating.
南方人講究吃食，連本身無味的魚翅，亦能煨得軟硬適中、滋味鮮美，所以擅長烹海味的江浙館，多以它來誇耀、展示其功力。料理魚翅須慢工才能出細活，光是「發」好，就得花上二天工夫。