'I was at a moderately priced Sushi restaurant a few weeks ago. While I was going through the menu, I saw that they had crab. When the waitress came by, I asked her if it was real crab.
She smiled coyly, and informed me, “It is imitation crab.”
“How come it doesn’t say “imitation” on the menu?” I was puzzled.
“If it was real, we would say ‘Not Imitation.’”
“Logical enough. So this is fake crab. Can I pay with fake money?”
She turned cold. “Counterfeit money is illegal, sir.”
I got it. Two lessons learned: One, fake food is legal, but fake money is not. Second, fake food is the default — if it’s real, they will tell us.'
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