kamaboko

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English

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Etymology

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From Japanese 蒲鉾 (kamaboko).

Noun

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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

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Japanese

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Romanization

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kamaboko

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かまぼこ