kamaboko

English

Etymology

From Japanese 蒲鉾 (kamaboko).

Noun

kamaboko (usually uncountable, plural kamabokos or kamaboko)

1. Any of various processed seafood products made from surimi, in which whitefish is pureed, formed into loaves, and steamed until firm.
   • 1966, Institute of Food Technologists, Food Technology:

     Today, kamaboko processed in Hawaii is packaged in polyvinyl film wrappers.

   • 1987, Yanagida et al, Traditional Foods and Their Processing in Asia

     A representative product of fish meat paste products is kamaboko.

   • 1987, Oceanic Abstracts (issues 1-2, page 111)

     Some kamabokos were picked up at shops and others were prepared from frozen surimi of Alaska pollack […]

See also

• surimi

Japanese

Romanization

kamaboko

1. Rōmaji transcription of かまぼこ