[dandandans]

When fish is sliced, cut, and prepared, it's difficult to tell exactly what fish you are being served.

According to the book, here are common substitutes:

* Escolar for white tuna

* Asian catfish, ponga, tilapia, hake for grouper

* Tile fish for grouper/halibut/red snapper

* Tilapia for catfish

* Langostino, which is shrimp or crab for lobster

[ghshephard]

If it's difficult to tell exactly what fish you are being served, then it probably doesn't matter what fish you are being served.

[nicobn]

It certainly does matter.

In terms of texture and taste, white tuna may very well be indistinguishable from escolar for a lot of people. It's still much less desirable than white tuna. Japan has banned escolar in 1977, deeming it toxic.

[ghshephard]

Now we're discussing toxicity. I 100% agree that health standards need to be maintained.

[dgacmu]

Oh, yes. Yes indeed. Escolar is quite tasty - I've had it deliberately - but the gastrointestinal side effects can be very nasty. You don't want to go there when you think you're just eating tuna. This is a very underhanded substitution for a supplier or restaurant to make.

[ghshephard]

Clearly there is a difference if the other fish has negative effects.

[cmdrfred]

A warm glass of milk and a warm glass of milk with ejaculate in it, can you tell the difference? Does it matter?

[ghshephard]

We were talking fish. Now you are talking about noxious adulterants to milk.

[chris_7]

Getting an Asian-farmed tilapia instead of a US-farmed catfish would not be good.

[ghshephard]

Why is that?