2002.09.04
Faux cuisine
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MSNBC - Chefs cook up gourmet ‘fakes’
In this age of gourmet everything, a restaurant menu offering Argentine steak, wasabi-encrusted fish, or a cheese plate of camembert isn’t unusual.It is, however, impossible.That is because wasabi is almost always horseradish; it is illegal to import beef from Argentina; and U.S. law bars cheese makers from using the raw milk that is an essential ingredient of real French cheese.
A great article about the stuff you’re probably shelling out the big bucks for when you go out to eat.
[thanks Mike]