kamaboko
English
Etymology
From Japanese 蒲鉾 (kamaboko).
Noun
kamaboko (usually uncountable, plural kamaboko)
- Any of various processed seafood products made from surimi, in which whitefish is pureed, formed into loaves, and steamed until firm.
- 1966, Institute of Food Technologists, Food Technology
- Today, kamaboko processed in Hawaii is packaged in polyvinyl film wrappers.
- 1987, Yanagida et al, Traditional Foods and Their Processing in Asia
- A representative product of fish meat paste products is kamaboko.
- 1966, Institute of Food Technologists, Food Technology
See also
- surimi
- imitation crab stick
Japanese
Romanization
kamaboko
- Rōmaji transcription of かまぼこ