Sarah Schmidt , Canwest News ServicePublished: Thursday, August 21, 2008
OTTAWA - Fish lovers and sushi connoisseurs beware: Fillets marketed as Mediterranean red mullet could really be spotted goatfish, and a white tuna wrap may just be Mozambique tilapia.
A new Canadian study using DNA bar-coding technology found that one in four fish samples taken from Toronto and New York restaurants and stores were mislabelled.
In all cases, they were sold to unsuspecting consumers as higher-priced or more-desirable fish species.
OTTAWA - Fish lovers and sushi connoisseurs beware: Fillets marketed as Mediterranean red mullet could really be spotted goatfish, and a white tuna wrap may just be Mozambique tilapia.
A new Canadian study using DNA bar-coding technology found that one in four fish samples taken from Toronto and New York restaurants and stores were mislabelled.
In all cases, they were sold to unsuspecting consumers as higher-priced or more-desirable fish species.
full story here: http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=4381b239-db40-47da-ae6b-b573bc5dc72c
this reminds me of hot friday and saturday nights in bantama in kumasi. we used to gather and party there, and we'd always have banku and tilapia. not the most appetizing thing if you're expecting red snapper, but a nice trip down memory lane nonetheless. here's a look at one of ghana's favourite dishes.
banku is a ‘dumpling’ made from a sour, fermented corn mash which is wrapped in plantain leaves and boiled. It is to be eaten with your hands (right hand only). here it was served with fried tilapia and an extremely spicy salsa-like fresh sauce.
great with beer!
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