Some of these restaurants should be ashamed of themselves.

First off, I'm a big believed in supporting LA's industries....rice, seafood, fish, sugar, etc.

I have been to three restaurants in the past week that have all served substitutes but used nuances and deceptive language to try and pass off clear foreign meat as a Louisiana product.

1. Catfish. What they're serving is this Basa. Chinese cheap meat. Some people like the taste but you can taste the difference. Even in how it tears. Others will just label it "Fish" then when you ask, it's "Catfish".

2. Substitute crab and shrimp. Look, Shrimp is almost impossible to tell but they'll sometimes use words like "Gulf" Shrimp. FYI, they didn't tell you what Gulf. Most of its import from Asia. Crab you can tell by sight and taste. Easy.

3. Rice and Crawfish. IMO there is no substitute with crawfish being certainly more egregious offense. Especially when you market yourself as a Cajun restaurant located in LA.

Still, none of this would be a problem if they were just upfront with their customers but I understand, margins are slim and competition is fierce