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Surimi (Japanese: 擂り身 / すり身, 'ground meat') is a paste made from fish or other meat. It can also be any of a number of East Asian foods that use that paste as their primary ingredient. It is available in many shapes, forms, and textures, and is often used to mimic the texture and color of the meat of lobster , crab , grilled ...
Prepared shrimp paste often has oil, sugar, garlic, chili, and other spices added. Saeu-jeot; Surimi – refers to a paste made from fish or other meat and also refers to a number of Asian foods that use surimi as their primary ingredients; Kamaboko
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Rough equivalents are fish paste, fish loaf, fish cake, and fish sausage. [1] Shizuo Tsuji , chef and author, recommends using the Japanese name in English, [1] similar to English usage of the word sushi. Kamaboko has been made in Japan since the 14th century and is now available nearly worldwide.
Fish paste is fish which has been chemically broken down by a fermentation process until it reaches the consistency of a soft creamy purée or paste. Alternatively it refers to cooked fish that has been physically broken down by pounding, grinding, pressing, mincing , blending , and/or sieving , until it reaches the consistency of paste. [ 1 ]
Hanpen is a white, square, triangle or round surimi product (fish or meat paste) with a soft, mild taste. It is believed to have been invented during the Edo period in Japan by a chef, Hanpei (半平) of Suruga, and the dish is named after him. [1]
Chikuwa (竹輪) is a Japanese fishcake product made from fish surimi. [1] After being mixed well, they are wrapped around a bamboo or metal stick and steamed or broiled. The word chikuwa ("bamboo ring") comes from the shape when it is sliced. Variants of surimi products such as kamaboko and satsuma age are popular.
Surimi and flour is mixed to make a compact paste that is solidified through frying. It is a specialty of the Satsuma region. It is known by a variety of regional names throughout Japan. The paste is made from fish and seasoned with salt, sugar, and other spices and molded into several shapes.