Fish
The main form of seafood fraud is mislabeling: a cheaper fish passed off as a more expensive one. The major offenders involve fish with ugly names masquerading as their prettier-sounding, pricier counterparts (Toothfish for Chilean Sea Bass; Escolar as White Tuna;...
Scallops
In the realm of seafood fraud is also these guys. There have been reported cases of so-called ‘scallops’ that might actually be rays, skate, or sharks that have been sectioned up by a cookie cutter....
Vanilla
Vanilla extract is an aged solution of vanilla beans soaked in alcohol and water and is the most common form of vanilla over the pricier whole beans. A lot of imitation vanilla is made from vanillin, something that does occur naturally in vanilla beans but most often...
Cinnamon
Most of the cinnamon sold in the U.S. is cassia, not true cinnamon. Cassia, grown mainly in Vietnam or China, is related to Ceylon, which is considered the “real” cinnamon. Cassia, however, handles baking applications better than the other forms, so is...