 Crab sticks – imitation crab meat surimi. | |
| Alternative names | imitation crab meat, seafood sticks, krab |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Main ingredients | white fish |
Crab sticks, krab sticks, snow legs, imitation crab meat, or seafood sticks are a Japanese seafood product made of surimi (pulverized white fish) and starch, then shaped and cured to resemble the leg meat of snow crab or Japanese spider crab.[1] It is a product that uses fish meat to imitate shellfish meat.
In Japanese, it is called kanikama (カニカマ), a portmanteau of kani ("crab") and kamaboko ("fish cake"). In the United States, it is often simply called kani.[2]
- ^ Laura, Campo-Deano; Clara Tovar (October 2009). "The effect of egg albumen on the viscoelasticity of crab sticks made from Alaska Pollock and Pacific Whiting surimi". Food Hydrocolloids. 23 (7): 1641–1646. doi:10.1016/j.foodhyd.2009.03.013.
- ^ "What is Kani? A Brief Overview - Restaurant Clicks". September 13, 2023. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.