Furthermore, lantern fish are small (5 to 15 centimeters), soft and greasy, so the question is how they can be used as food. For instance, lantern fish swim much deeper than fishermen normally fish and they don’t swim in schools, so they are more difficult to catch. Lantern fish is currently not commercially exploited, but it’s one of the key species among the organisms living in the deep sea, the so-called mesopelagic organisms, which represent the largest unexploited resource left in the world's oceans.īut as PhD Student Amanda Schadeberg, Wageningen University, points out in the article, there are some hurdles to overcome if lantern fish are to be caught commercially. Could jelly fish or lantern fish be commonly consumed instead of some of more well-known but often heavily exploited fish species? Visit the ticket booth for information and to start your quest.An article in the Dutch magazine Vrij Nederland challenge the concept of edible seafood. Want to try your luck at winning free tickets to the festival? Visit during the day for free and go on the Lantern Scavenger Hunt. Likewise, festival-goers get $1 off carousel rides, dropping the price to $1.50. If you want to play mini-golf, tickets are normally $8 to $10, but you get $2 off with your festival ticket - you can also save that discount for another Franklin Square visit, since your time at the festival is limited and you may not want to take up your time with putt-putt. There’s no re-entry, but you can stay as long as you want once you’re inside the festival. Those prices go up by $3 on Fridays and Saturdays. On Sundays through Thursdays, tickets are $12 for kids ages three to 12 (under three are free), $18 for ages 13 to 17, and $20 for adults. Tickets are available online and on-site, though purchasing online in advance is strongly recommended because popular times sell out. If the conditions are so severe as to force a cancellation, ticket-holders will be emailed. Tickets may be rescheduled with 24 hours’ advance notice. The show is outdoors, and it’s rain-or-shine. The Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival takes place at Franklin Square, located at 6th and Race streets. Visit the Pagoda Gift Shop for souvenirs like toys, hand-made crafts, and various kinds of flashy glow wands and crowns. Last call for the beer garden is 10 p.m., and you can stroll through the entire festival in the square with your adult beverage in hand. You’ll also find more Asian cuisine in the tent, courtesy of Oishii, including seaweed salad, mochi ice cream, chicken satay, and shrimp tempura (and yes, we realize none of these dishes are Chinese). The beer garden will serve draft beers, mocktails and four signature cocktails, including a green tea cocktail and a Peking Gin & Ginger. The Dragon Beer Garden is also back, this year in a clear tent. Sang Kee also has a $12 pineapple smoothie that comes in a pineapple, so live your best life. In addition, Sang Kee’s pop-up stand will serve a variety of Chinese specialties in meal-box combos, plus a la carte options including bao buns, dan dan noodles, and more. The Franklin Square fixture SquareBurger will be operating as usual, with familiar favorites like burgers, fries and shakes. The Franklin Square fountain decked out for the Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival / Photograph by Laura Swartz Eat and Shop This year also seems to have more of an eye toward social media - while most displays remain roped-off to protect the art, Instagram-ready installations include light-up rainbow wings to pose in front of, and a kaleidoscope selfie spot similar to the one you’d find in the Museum of Illusions. One allows guests to play a drum to change the lantern colors, another requires two people (or one with a wide stride) to stand to light up a heart. This year features all-new lantern designs (over 30 installations), many of which have additional features like interactivity and movement. While the lanterns look light and ethereal, they each have a steel frame that is welded into shape, wired with a series of LED lights (in total, 20,000 lights), wrapped with large sheets of silk, and hand-painted. The festival showcases the amazing craftsmanship, cultural significance and artistic beauty of the lanterns, which were built from the ground up right in Franklin Square during a month of welding, silk wrapping and painting.
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