鱼翅是软骨鱼类鲨或鳐的鳍的干制品。鲨鱼，又名鲛。一种鳃裂位于侧面的板鳃鱼类的通称。鲨鱼经济价值较高，除肉可供食用外，肝可制成鱼肝油，皮可制革，骨可制胶，鳍可干制成鱼翅。鲨鱼体一般呈纺锤形，水行甚速，力大难捕，故唐人段成式在《酉阳杂俎》中说它：“其力健强， Shark’s fin is a dried product of the cartilaginous fish shark or fin. Shark, also known as 鲛. A common name for gills that are located on the flanks of the gills. Shark higher economic value, in addition to meat for food, the liver can be made of cod liver oil, leather can be leather, bone can be plastic, fin can be made into shark fin. The shark body is generally spindle-shaped, water is very fast, hard to catch, so the Chinese into a segment in the “Youyang Zanfan” said it: "its strong,