Definition of surimi
:a fish product made from inexpensive whitefish and often processed to resemble more expensive seafood (such as crabmeat)
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Such a product would be far more valuable than surimi, Carroll said, and conceivably could significantly increase the price paid to fishermen.
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The surimi plant converts Pacific whiting into surimi, the main ingredient in artificial crab and other seafood alternatives.
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The Trident plant converts whiting into surimi, an odorless, tasteless fish protein that is the main ingredient in imitation crab and lobster.
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Origin and Etymology of surimi
Japanese, chopped meat or fish
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