Surimi, or Imitation Crab / Fish

Surimi is imitation crab or fish made from flakes of white fish or haddock, egg whites, starch, and crab flavorings. Without the added flavoring, surimi has not much taste.

Usually, surimi has red stripes on one side, which is dyed to make it more visually appetizing. And, as you can see above, surimi can be decorated with not just red stripes but also Hello Kitty faces! Very cute! But do you really want to eat toys' faces?

So surimi is a fish product that has little natural taste and is naturally visually unappealing. Hungry yet?

If you are still hungry, follow the last link here to watch a Food Network video Eat Me Daily posted to show the 4-hour surimi processing procedure.

Photo from Oishii Yo!