surimi
noun
su·ri·mi
su̇-ˈrē-mē 
: a fish product made from inexpensive whitefish and often processed to resemble more expensive seafood (such as crabmeat)
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Kanikama is the word used for surimi or imitation crab in Japan.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022
Most fish is sold by processors as headed/gutted whole fish (41%) followed by fillets (20%), surimi (13%) , roe (10%), canned (5%) and only 3% for meal/oils.
—Anchorage Daily News, 28 Jan. 2020
Other favorites include a crab pie with crab sauce, mozzarella and surimi, a vodka pie with tomato vodka cream sauce and a mix of Italian cheeses, and a Staten Island pie with meatballs, red onion and ricotta.
—Leeanne Griffin, courant.com, 10 Dec. 2019
Later, when surimi became widely available, sushi counters substituted the cheap processed fish sticks for king crab.
—Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2019
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022
Most fish is sold by processors as headed/gutted whole fish (41%) followed by fillets (20%), surimi (13%) , roe (10%), canned (5%) and only 3% for meal/oils.
—Anchorage Daily News, 28 Jan. 2020
Other favorites include a crab pie with crab sauce, mozzarella and surimi, a vodka pie with tomato vodka cream sauce and a mix of Italian cheeses, and a Staten Island pie with meatballs, red onion and ricotta.
—Leeanne Griffin, courant.com, 10 Dec. 2019
Later, when surimi became widely available, sushi counters substituted the cheap processed fish sticks for king crab.
—Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2019
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“Surimi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surimi. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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