Food fraud in America: What are you really eating?

Yahoo! ^ | 3/11/2014 | Victor Paul Alvarez

[goodwithagun]

Rhode Island Rep. Joseph McNamara is currently trying to pass legislation that would make fried squid the official state appetizer. Since Rhode Island is the squid capital of the world – hey, they have to be good at something – chances are the fried rings served there are exactly what they claim to be. Elsewhere, however, they may be serving you deep fried pig anus and calling it calamari.

[Chickensoup]

I live in the south. I guarantee that I know people who would order pig anus before they would squid and ask for seconds

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[Chickensoup]

In the seventies? It’s still done, and it won’t harm you in any way

I am sure it is, but it was trendy in seventies cookbooks to make sure the butcher added it in.

[dforest]

After reading this thread, nothing sounds good anymore. Pig anus just ruins my appetite.

[Chickensoup]

however, they may be serving you deep fried pig anus and calling it calamari.

You have just described my entire life.

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[RobertClark]

Nothing wrong with beef hearts, they taste like any other cut but they are very tough. Grinding or stewing is the best way to do them.

I'm not opposed to him selling them. But, if I buy ground sirloin, I expect ground sirloin and not whatever "mix" he feels like selling. It is dishonest, at best, and deceptive, at worst.

[RobertClark]

Tell me, why did the butcher ruin his blend with a bunch of stinking dead sheep meat? Did they find out

Yes. The state caught him. Fortunately, a lot of things work right, here in AR. Our AG is suing him, and I would imagine that he will be out of business in short order. Once you sacrifice the public's trust, you never get it back.

[dsrtsage]

I’m all for mixing a little pig product into every single food item of any kind sold in the US, especially in Muslim areas.

[BitWielder1]

I saw that White Castle is selling fish tacos. Anyone know what that really is?

It's NOT on my bucket list.

[dfwgator]

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

but dozens of experts could not shoot down the possibility that people are ordering squid and getting pork bung instead.

But did he produce any one who could prove they were?

Nope.

NPR, serving pig sh*t as news every day.

[piroque]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2995679/posts

[piroque]

Try par-boiling the heart and the tongue , make great sandwiches

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

The results show that the pollen frequently has been filtered out of products labeled ‘honey,’”

And that proves?

Well, nothing but let's not talk about that either.

After all sprinkling pollen into corn syrup doesn't turn it into honey so taking pollen out of honey doesn't turn it into corn syrup.

[JimSEA]

With the dried squid, you can reasonably be sure it is squid. Plus, how could you get any part of a pig to taste like dead fish. My wife likes dried salty fish in her boiled rice (vinegar and lots of chili). Why, I’ll never know.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Some bread has ground up wood products.

I hear they even make the bread out of ground up grass seeds and put rocks in it!

[MARTIAL MONK]

Pig’s ass likely wouldn’t kill me but a bee fart in the ground chuck is a mite over the line.

[Cyber Liberty]

I happen to like fried pig’s anus. Schmuck.

[Squawk 8888]

True, and it’s no different from the horsemeat scandal. Labelling matters.

[Kickass Conservative]

>”I happen to like fried pig’s anus”<

With Fava Beans and a nice Chianti?

[Cyber Liberty]

Yes, Agent Sparling.