Seafood

But viewed another way, the po'boy can be a canvas for creativity, and at Po'boy Fest, dozens of high-concept, left-field examples of where a po'boy can go are served alongside straight-up classics that show where they came from.

This year, the festival menus include a sushi roll crossed with a po' boy from Scyther's Seafood, Mexican birria and carnitas po' boys from Agua Santa, Greek leg of lamb and Greek meatballs from Smokin' Honey, Ethiopian spiced chicken from Mr. Mao, a dirty rice po' boy without the rice from Brightson's, and an escargot po' boy, yes, the garlicky snails from Nola Boyle's.

It's all in French, most of them are dressed, and that's just a few of the scores on offer.

Many of these Po'Boy Fest creations exist only for the festival, One Day Wonders.

Dear Bob and Tom Show, this touched a nerve.

Fabulous Subway and the Seafood Sensation, or in some areas of the United States, the Seafood Surprise? Delight.

Delight.

But I

like

Sensation better.

Seafood Sensation.

Not sure if you know this, but they do not make the Seafood Sensation sandwich anymore at Subway.

But here we are.

Seafood.gov, there's a label there.

It says U.S. caught fish.

I wanted to highlight this story too because these are the quote-unquote little things that are not little things that just don't make the news a lot.

And in most parts of the world, people are part of that food web too.

So let's talk about that feeling you get at the seafood counter.

That one where you're like, you've seen the documentaries, you've read the headlines about overfishing.

Part of you think you should stop eating fish.

I've been there.

I get it.

I've seen the frustration at the seafood counter and with the person behind the counter not knowing how a fish is caught or where it comes from.

And of course, I've watched all the well-meaning conservation message about fishing land on exactly the wrong people.

Existing country of origin labeling requirements would remain.

The label is part of the America First seafood strategy aimed at expanding domestic processing, modernizing infrastructure, and combating fraud.

Details are at seafood.gov.

In 2023, American fishermen landed seafood worth $5.1 billion, while imports totaled $25 billion.

The administration is also backing processing expansion through federal loan guarantees, not direct grants.

The surprise lead, though, is USDA.

Historically, it's a minor player in seafood policy, but the strategy's most cited agency.

After creating an office of seafood in April, USDA launched Seafood.gov and a voluntary U.S. caught seafood label featuring an American flag and a fishing boat.

A second downloadable label says made with U.S. caught seafood.

But the strategy does not explain what qualifies.