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by Diana Kelly   |  COMMENT

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Your Lobster Mac 'n' Cheese Might Be Fake
Your Lobster Mac 'n' Cheese Might Be Fake If you're shelling out (sorry, we couldn't help ourselves) more dough for a creamy lobster bisque you may not be getting what you paid for. When the TV show "Inside Edition" analyzed samples of lobster meat at 28 restaurants around the country earlier this year, they found that 35 percent contained cheap fish substitutes like whiting, haddock or langostino -- a smaller and cheaper lobster relative. According to the Food and Drug Administration, the term "lobster" can't be used to depict langostino unless a modifier such as "langostino" or "squat" is attached.

Bottom line: It's illegal for restaurants to not name the crustacean on the menu, but if you're ordering a dish that contains lobster, ask the server what the recipe consists of (You're looking for Maine lobster). Or, even better, buy a lobster and make it fresh at home.

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