/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>18352741
The main benefit is that it comes in big thick chunks. Real crab would be better if you could get it like that. King crab is better than imitation crab for that reason.

>>18352741
what is that? ive seen it before but never knew what it was, is it like crab? how much does it cost?

>>18352741
BIG AND TRUE

>>18352773
Imitation crab (fish meat)

>>18352777
Blessed trips or truth

>>18352773
It's mild-flavored white fish mashed into a slurry and mixed with egg whites and flavoring agents to simulate a crab-like flavor. Very popular in Japan. Usually not very expensive.

>>18352773
Imitation crab made of surimi. Taste is so mild and unfishy that even i eat it while i dislike seafood in general.

It’s real expensive 60-70 a pound right now for deshelled pure dungeoness crab meat but this stuff is so salty and succulent amazing taste fresh from the pacific you would never confuse it for krab stick

>>18352749
So it's like "boneless wings," where you need to source from something other than wings to get enough meat for them to work.

is there a premium version of these things?

>>18353001
Basically, except that boneless wings are still made from chicken meat, whereas imitation crab sticks are 2% crab and the rest is pollock and "other"

>>18352741
Why not just call it what it is? It's fish.

>>18353067
because it imitates crab meat and the name fish stick was already taken

>>18353084
Do you like putting fish sticks in your mouth?

Fish hot dog

>>18353099
I'll sock you in the goddamn mouth if you don't quit being a smartass

>>18353099
I do

>>18352741
the plastic wrinkles in the legs ruin my immersion

>>18353099
Do you like beating a dead horse?

>>18353099
why do you insist on putting them in your ass?

>>18352741
>>18352773
how are they even legally allowed to call it that when it has nothing to do with crab or taste like crab

>>18353409
>how are they legally allowed to call it IMITATION crab
Why would you expect imitation crab to be real crab?
Do you also think I Can't Believe It's Not Butter is butter?

>>18353416
wtf my hot dog isnt made of dog????

>>18352741
nothing is better than real Alaskan king crab

I like these in sushi rolls or shredded up and mixed with mayo as a sort of salad.

>>18352741
Yes. It cant be a real crab, but can be better then a real crab

>>18353449

>>18352749
>>18352783
>>18352842
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>>18353416
Its krab you fucks

>>18353041
I want to know the same thing. I love the stuff, but its hit or miss. Sometimes its just not very good.
I am willing to pay extra for guaranteed good product. Someone needs to prop up a consistently good premium brand, and people will snap it up. I'm sick of gambling on hopes.

>>18353001
Are you too retarded to de-bone the flats as you eat them? All you have to do is twist out the smaller bone, then you can dip the whole wing and eat it in one bite around the bigger bone. Fuck "boneless" """wings""" god I hate them so much.

>in the midst of a mental breakdown in my mid 20's
>living in my car, convinced my family has sent government people to watch and track me
>run out of money, get really hungry
>stroll into grocery store, trying to act natural around the glowing CIA people scanning me at the store
>cant decide what i want to eat
>remember how much I love imitation crab, like really love it
>stroll back to seafood section, pick up a pack
>read label, decide it's the most nutritionally complete food ever
>grab like 5 more packs and head to bathroom
>go into stall and stand on top of toilet while i gorge on all the imitation crab meat
>decide i cant just throw the wrappers away so i decide to flush them all
>toilet clogs and wrappers start floating out
>realize the government agents now have enough evidence to bring me in
>panic, slowly back out of bathroom
>power walk through store like a crazy person
>as soon as I get close to door, start sprinting back to my car
>speed off and never return to that store again

>>18352741
its just white fish which is fine

I loved these until I realised they have extremely little real fish in them and even less omega-3

>>18352741
love eating these like snacks with a beer on a friday night

>>18353409
Same law that protects I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!