News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The last Howard Johnson's restaurant closes in Lake George, N.Y.. Parent comment

Re:The last Howard Johnson's restaurant closes in Lake Georg... by jmclnx on Friday June 03, 2022 @06:04PM (#31614260)
>Howard Johnson's had fried clam

They were clam strips from what I remember, and I am with your secretary. Clam Strips are a waste of calories :)

But I was rather surprised when friends from Atlanta GA visited and I took them to a place in New Hampshire, which I am sure your secretary has bee at many times. They thought Fried Clams were repellent, which was a big surprise to me.

The ended up getting scallops, but they did not believe were real because they were so large.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The last Howard Johnson's restaurant closes in Lake Georg... by moistly on Friday June 03, 2022 @07:39PM (#31615189)
Unfortunately, counterfeit scallops are common.

https://www.bonappetit.com/entertaining-style/trends-news/sl...

https://www.publichealth.com.ng/how-to-identify-fake-scallop...

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The last Howard Johnson's restaurant closes in Lake Georg... by thematrixturtle on Friday June 03, 2022 @08:43PM (#31615647)
No, they aren't. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/39179/are-cheap...
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The last Howard Johnson's restaurant closes in Lake Georg... by moistly on Friday June 03, 2022 @10:14PM (#31616233)
And yet I can buy fake scallops.

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/IQF-imitation-breaded...

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The last Howard Johnson's restaurant closes in Lake Georg... by JasonFruit on Saturday June 04, 2022 @07:41AM (#31619204)
There's a difference between "fake" and "counterfeit"; the latter is when it's fake and you're up to no good.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The last Howard Johnson's restaurant closes in Lake Georg... by moistly on Saturday June 04, 2022 @10:38AM (#31620842)
And lord knows no restaurant or roadside fishmonger would ever pass off those fake scallops as the real thing!! No sirree!

Note here that the FDA lists skate->scallop substitution.

https://www.fda.gov/food/seafood-guidance-documents-regulato...

Fraud accounts for up to 40% of seafood sales.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/15/revealed...

But do go on believing that Alibaba’s fake food isn’t passed off as the real thing.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The last Howard Johnson's restaurant closes in Lake Georg... by JasonFruit on Saturday June 04, 2022 @11:57AM (#31621889)
I love the sarcastic tone --- it's delightful! Please keep doing that.

My point is that Alibaba is not selling counterfeit scallops. What you wrote did not contradict the comment to which you were responding.

[ Parent | on HN ]