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.

---

Etymology

Origin of fish cake

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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

The hamburgers and odeng soup, a type of Korean fish cake dish, are among their favorites.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

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

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023

The tourists — along with their money — evaporated, and sellers had a change of heart, said Mr. Hatsuda, who sells kamaboko, a fish cake often formed into delicate pink and white loaves.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2022

It turned out to be a miniature spicy fish cake.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman