The ol' switcheroo

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/mbauer/detail?entry_id=40294  Michael Bauer food column.  "Is that really red snapper?  Navigating the seafood case can be daunting, even when fish is sold under its correct name."  Read some of these hilarious comments, including the following gems:

herlinlw
5/19/2009 9:29:44 AM

I was recently at Park Chow and ordered Halibut. (The fish special came with either halibut or sea bass.) When it arrived the waiter presented me with my "sea bass". When I corrected him he was like, "uh, yeah, halibut". It was definitely sea bass.

slagheap
5/19/2009 11:39:57 AM

this is a huge ongoing problem that's been mostly promolgated by the distributors ( wholesalers/suppliers ) and then abetted by stupid, lazy chefs, unscrupulous, ignorant retailers, and an apathetic imbecilic public. i guess that about covers it. also, i'm 100% sure bauer gets fooled REGULARLY.