Showing results for surimi. Search instead for surimis.

surimi

American

[soo-ree-mee] / sʊˈri mi /

noun

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

surimi British

/ ˌsuːˈriːmɪ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of surimi

1980–85; < Japanese: minced flesh

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It also can be made into a paste called surimi.

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

Long a staple in Japan, where it was developed nine centuries ago, surimi has become a fixture in the U.S. diet because of the growing popularity of fish as a health food.

From Time Magazine Archive

Still, Wedding stresses that surimi is not inferior to many other foods.

From Time Magazine Archive

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023