Eating lies.

Over the past couple of years, I've learned a little bit on how fish are caught, how they're sold, and how they end up on our plate. Some of you may already know this, but we may not be eating what we think we're eating. We're being fooled, even at our favorite seafood restaurant or fish market. Seafood can be re-labeled or renamed as something that sounds familiar or more appealing, farm raised seafood can be sold as wild caught, and restaurants will right out lie and serve you lower quality food with the top shelf name and the top shelf price.

Renaming a fish to something that sounds more delicious has been a clever marketing ploy. Ever heard of Patagonian toothfish? You might know it as Chilean Sea Bass. Channel catfish are sometimes renamed Southern Trout. And my personal favorite, Slimeheads... which have been renamed, Orange Roughy. Many species have zero market value until their names are changed. Just by renaming them, they go from trash fish to upscale dining.

Here are some popular seafood items that are susceptible to the bait and switch. And by bait and switch, I mean douchebaggery. It's almost like ordering a filet mignon, and getting a piece of bologna (aka, Alabama round steak).

What you order:

Sea Scallops

What you get:

Frequently, sea scallops are plugs of muscle punched out of stingray/skate wings or shark fins.

What you order:

Pacific Red Snapper

What you get:

No such thing as a pacific red snapper. You'll be served one of several species of rockfish.

What you order:

White tuna in sushi restaurants, Grouper, red snapper

What you get:

Farm raised Tilapia, Catfish, Pollock

What you order:

Swordfish

What you get:

Mako shark

What you order:

Lobster

What you get:

Langoustine

What you order:

Wild Salmon

What you get:

Farmed Salmon

What you order:

Fish and Chips

What you get:

Expecting cod? If you're eating it in the UK, it's likely spiny dogfish. If they also give you fake potatoes, that would also add to your embarrassment.

What you order:

Blue Crab, Rock Crab

What you get:

Krab. A crab-like product made from fish. Failure nuggets.

This is the part where I tell you handy tips to ensure that you buy the right seafood. Honestly, its really hard. Going to a higher quality restaurant or fish market obviously helps. Even I still fall for the 12 dollar 'fried grouper' sandwich... and end up with a mouthful of cheap tilapia whilst hating my life.

The more you know.