tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post5842263054793305051..comments2024-03-28T13:58:37.846-04:00Comments on The Passionate Foodie: Rant: Seafood Fraud & Imitation CrabRichard Auffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948647697847819742noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-58679877520182741932016-05-19T16:26:47.959-04:002016-05-19T16:26:47.959-04:00Most of the imitation crab i buy does have real cr...Most of the imitation crab i buy does have real crab in it but yes, it's surumi. I know food snobs expect only the finest but when you pay 5 or 7 dollars for your plastic bargain bin tub of crab dip, you have to expect they couldn't use real crab. It would need to cost upwards of 20 dollars for that product. Real crab is woefully expensive, imitaion crab isn't. I love crab as much as the next crab obsessed person but my budget doesn't allow me to run out and blow between 20 to 30 dollars when i get a craving for it but i can blow 5 for the big package of good imitation crab. <br /><br />Long rant short: if you don't like shortcut or imitation ingredients, make the food yourself. That way you know you aren't being cheated and also realize how much more they would have to charge for the real thing.xanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808209185651267674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-55538428766577116362016-05-19T16:25:38.565-04:002016-05-19T16:25:38.565-04:00Most of the imitation crab i buy does have real cr...Most of the imitation crab i buy does have real crab in it but yes, it's surumi. I know food snobs expect only the finest but when you pay 5 or 7 dollars for your plastic bargain bin tub of crab dip, you have to expect they couldn't use real crab. It would need to cost upwards of 20 dollars for that product. Real crab is woefully expensive, imitaion crab isn't. I love crab as much as the next crab obsessed person but my budget doesn't allow me to run out and blow between 20 to 30 dollars when i get a craving for it but i can blow 5 for the big package of good imitation crab. <br /><br />Long rant short: if you don't like shortcut or imitation ingredients, make the food yourself. That way you know you aren't being cheated and also realize how much more they would have to charge for the real thing.xanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808209185651267674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-74584005823947729292015-04-03T16:03:20.729-04:002015-04-03T16:03:20.729-04:00OMG YES! In fact I just left a comment on the Ocea...OMG YES! In fact I just left a comment on the Oceana blog that discusses fraud they detected in crab cakes not being sourced as a restaurant advertises. How is this different? And the bigger question is, how do we bring this to someone's attention? My friends laugh at me because I'm such a fanatic about this issue. And the reality is, we're not paying ground fish prices, we're paying real crab prices. It's an outrage. Seriously. If you have any insight on where to start to raise this issue publicly/politically, please let me know! Count me in on any efforts!Corinna Stileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270090812447910116noreply@blogger.com