Taking all that DNA sequencing out of the crime lab and aiming it at your meat counter suggests that nearly 25% of prepared fish in meat counters are mislabeled. Steaks and fillets often lack scales fins or identifying features which allows a cheap freshwater catfish to substitute for a higher end cod.
… and earning perhaps the greatest nickname ever, our lowly farmed tilapia gets its due ..
Yellowtail stands in for mahi-mahi. Nile perch is labeled as shark, and tilapia may be the Meryl Streep of seafood, capable of playing almost any role.
Naturally the FDA will make every attempt to crack down on the practice.
… when it suits them.
So what’s the holdup on our own native grown, wild-caught Asian carp? Do we need some Chinese fish farmer from Fuquing to come over here and show us sports how to bring this delicious, nutritious and available sport fish to the table ? The things jump into your net, for heaven’s sake !