fish cake

American  

[fish keyk] / ˈfɪʃ ˌkeɪk /

Or fishcake

noun

1. a fried ball or cake of shredded fish, especially salt cod or whitefish, and mashed or grated potato, bread crumbs, or flour.

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Etymology

Origin of fish cake

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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fish cake

Their feast also consists of hard-boiled eggs, shrimp crackers, cup ramyeon, odeng-guk fish cake soup, sweet hotteok pancakes and naengmyeon, which is served in a stainless steel bowl.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025

However, no restaurant in my orbit offers a steamed fish cake to rival Jiwa Singapura’s otah.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023

As I tore into the delicate fish cake, I was met with a ginger flavor, soon followed by a punch of spice.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2022

Add your own scallions, slivered napa cabbage, fresh cilantro, mushrooms, fish cake, egg or whatever else suits your fancy for a slurp-worthy bowl.

From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2021

Sweet rice cakes with gooey walnut paste next to stalls of fish cake and raw seafood.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh