Surimi, Imitation Crab Meat, Crab Sticks

Surimi, is the Japanese word for ground meat,
and mostly used for imitation crab meat.
Surimi, made from white fish, is very popular in Asia
and often sold as seafood sticks or crab sticks.
Surimi has been created about 900 years ago in Japan,
the industrial technology has been developed in the 1960s.
Surimi, imitation crab meat is a versatile food product.
it can be fried, boiled or steamed
and is also often served “raw” with soy sauce and wasabi (japanese horseradish)
as an appetizer or a snack. As the fish paste, which Surimi is made from,
is already cooked, Surimi crab sticks are not really raw,
but You should be assured, that the product is fresh.

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Image: Surimi, Imitation Crab Meat (Crab Sticks)
with Soy Sauce and Wasabi (japanese horseradish)
Photographer: Kitisak “Nat” Jaidee