surimi

American  

[soo-ree-mee] / sʊˈri mi /

noun

1. a paste of inexpensive fish shaped, colored, and flavored in imitation of lobster meat, crabmeat, etc.

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surimi British  

/ ˌsuːˈriːmɪ /

noun

1. a blended seafood product made from precooked fish, restructured into stick shapes

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Etymology

Origin of surimi

1980–85; < Japanese: minced flesh

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Example Sentences

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surimi

At a Trident plant in Minnesota, the surimi is transformed into products such as a flaked protein that resembles crab meat.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2023

It’s often found in surimi, fish tacos and fish sticks.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2021

Later, when surimi became widely available, sushi counters substituted the cheap processed fish sticks for king crab.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2019

And though it sounds like an exotic delicacy, surimi is in fact the most pedestrian of edibles: a processed fish paste that serves, with a bit of doctoring, as an all-purpose seafood.

From Time Magazine Archive

Knowingly and unknowingly, Americans will consume about 125 million lbs. of surimi this year, 20 times the amount eaten in 1980.

From Time Magazine Archive

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