They were clam strips from what I remember, and I am with your secretary. Clam Strips are a waste of calories :)
But I was rather surprised when friends from Atlanta GA visited and I took them to a place in New Hampshire, which I am sure your secretary has bee at many times. They thought Fried Clams were repellent, which was a big surprise to me.
The ended up getting scallops, but they did not believe were real because they were so large.
https://www.bonappetit.com/entertaining-style/trends-news/sl...
https://www.publichealth.com.ng/how-to-identify-fake-scallop...
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/IQF-imitation-breaded...
Note here that the FDA lists skate->scallop substitution.
https://www.fda.gov/food/seafood-guidance-documents-regulato...
Fraud accounts for up to 40% of seafood sales.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/15/revealed...
But do go on believing that Alibaba’s fake food isn’t passed off as the real thing.
My point is that Alibaba is not selling counterfeit scallops. What you wrote did not contradict the comment to which you were responding.