fish cake

American

[fish kayk] / ˈfɪʃ ˌkeɪk /

Or fishcake

noun

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

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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

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

As we head into winter, Toyofuku will be offering a menu filled with Japanese curry, karaage and oden, a Japanese fish cake stew.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2020

It turned out to be a miniature spicy fish cake.

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

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