What is imitation crabmeat made from????

Question

What is imitation crabmeat

Answer 1

It's got a pedigree!

QUOTE: "The flaky, red-edged faux crab in your seafood salad or California roll is most likely made of Alaska Pollock. Also called Walleye Pollock, Snow Cod, or Whiting, this fish is abundant in the Bering Sea near Alaska and can also be found along the central California coast and in the Sea of Japan.

Pollock has a very mild flavor, making it ideal for the processing and artificial flavoring of imitation crab. While Pollock is the most common fish used to make fake crab, New Zealand Hoki is also used, and some Asian manufacturers use Southeast Asian fish like Golden Treadfin Bream and White Croaker.

The processing of imitation crabmeat begins with the skinning and boning of the fish. Then the meat is minced and rinsed, and the water is leached out. This creates a thick paste called surimi. The word means "minced fish" in Japanese, and the essential techniques for making it were developed in Japan over 800 years ago.

Surimi is commonly used in Japan to make a type of fish ball or cake called kamaboko. In 1975, a method for processing imitation crabmeat from surimi was invented in Japan, and in 1983, American companies started production."

Answer 2

It is made from pollock, a hite fish also called surimi in Japan. It is made into a paste and formed into what looks like crab meat flakes and given a paint of vegetable dye.

Answer 3

Greetings

Imitation crab meat is made from a fish called Pollock - pronounced PAUL - OK.

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Answer 4

Pollack. Alaskan white fish thats been treated to look and taste like crab.

Answer 5

processed fish, known as surimi, with various texturizing ingredients, flavorants, and colorants

Answer 6

various types of white fish mostly.

Answer 7

fish

Answer 8

you know my son & I were just asking this question the other day, thanks for the answers