Back عصا السلطعون Arabic Kanikama Catalan Krabí tyčinka Czech Palito de cangrejo Spanish کانیکاما Persian Kanikama Galician Ծովախեցգետնի ձողիկներ Armenian Stik kepiting ID Bastoncini di granchio Italian カニカマ Japanese
 Crab sticks – imitation crab meat surimi. | |
| Alternative names | imitation crab meat, seafood sticks, krab |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Main ingredients | white fish |
Crab sticks, krab sticks, snow legs, imitation crab meat, or seafood sticks are a Japanese seafood product made of surimi (pulverized white fish) and starch, then shaped and cured to resemble the leg meat of snow crab or Japanese spider crab.[1] It is a product that uses fish meat to imitate shellfish meat.
In Japanese, it is called kanikama (カニカマ), a portmanteau of kani ("crab") and kamaboko ("fish cake"). In the United States, it is often simply called kani.[2]
- ^ Laura, Campo-Deano; Clara Tovar (October 2009). "The effect of egg albumen on the viscoelasticity of crab sticks made from Alaska Pollock and Pacific Whiting surimi". Food Hydrocolloids. 23 (7): 1641–1646. doi:10.1016/j.foodhyd.2009.03.013.
- ^ "What is Kani? A Brief Overview - Restaurant Clicks". September 13, 2023. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.