Hong Kong watchdog shell-shocked no crustacean in lobster meatballs

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HONG KONG: It may look like lobster and taste like lobster, but Hong Kong\u0027s consumer watchdog is warning hungry hotpot fanatics that the shellfish-tasting meatballs do not, in fact, come from under the sea. Meatballs are ubiquitous in food-obsessed Hong Kong - offered up on skewers by lunchtime food vendor

HONG KONG: It may look like lobster and taste like lobster, but Hong Kong's consumer watchdog is warning hungry hotpot fanatics that the shellfish-tasting meatballs do not, in fact, come from under the sea.

But anyone with a hankering for lobster meatballs might get a little crabby with Monday's press release from Hong Kong's Consumer Council, which said it conducted DNA tests on a variety of meatballs for the first time. Only two samples tested had indicated they were not made from real lobster, calling their products"lobster-flavoured meatballs" and"imitation lobster balls".

"We found some other ingredients ... that might be other seafood or even meat-type ingredients," she told the South China Morning Post.

 

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