_ Prof. Jonez _ wrote:
> Dan Logcher wrote:
> 
>>Musashi wrote:
>>
>>>"_ Prof. Jonez _" <theprof@jonez.net> wrote in message
>>>
>>>>Musashi wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"Reality_Check$(D??(B" <Reality@Check.it> wrote in message
> 
> 
>>>>How about mistaking "Pollock" for Crab ?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Ah yes, the infamous Kani-Kama (from Kani/crab and Kamaboko/fish
>>>cake). I see them in the supermarket sushi packs sometimes.
>>>And I will admit to using them sometimes when making Temaki zushi
>>>(hand rolls).
>>>But no place I go to carries Kanikam in their counter case, only real
>>>Tarabagani (King Crab).
>>
>>I've only been to one place that had real King Crab, Hatsuhana in NYC.
>>I'm pretty much always expecting fake crab when I see Kani-Kama on
>>the menu. To me this is not deception, since the majority of places
>>are serving fake crab.. and its pretty easy to tell the difference.
> 
> 
> And when the English menu clearly states "Crab", not "Krab" or
> "crappy junk-fish with red dye and flavoring" ?
> 
> So if the fraud/deception is as you claim
> wide spread, then it isn't a fraud/deception anymore, eh?
> 
> How about if they start selling "ground chuck" as "Kobe Beef" ?

You can make up all the silly scenarios you want.  To me it seems
pretty obvious when I see crab on the menu I know its the fake kind.
I've only seen real crab once at a sushi bar, and it was listed on
their specials board.

-- 
Dan