Kamaboko

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Production and uses

Script error: No such module "lang". is made by forming various pureed deboned white fish with either natural or man-made additives and flavorings into distinctive loaves, which are then steamed until fully cooked and firm. These are sliced and either served unheated (or chilled) with various dipping sauces, or added to various hot soups, rice, or noodle dishes. Script error: No such module "lang". is often sold in semicylindrical loaves, some featuring artistic patterns, such as the pink spiral on each slice of Script error: No such module "lang"., named after the well-known tidal whirlpool near the Japanese city of Naruto.[2]

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A model of a 12th-century meal including the earliest known example of kamaboko.

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Composition

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A tub of uncured fish surimi ready for finish-processing
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Deep fried kamaboko

Choice of fish

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Obi-ten, a type of fried kamaboko

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Outside Japan

Hawaii

In Hawaii, pink or red-skinned Script error: No such module "lang". is readily available in grocery stores. It is a staple of saimin, a popular noodle soup created in Hawaii from the blending of Chinese and Japanese ingredients. Script error: No such module "lang". is sometimes referred to as fish cake in English.

After World War II, surplus Quonset huts became popular as housing in Hawaii. They became known as "Script error: No such module "lang". houses" due to the Quonset hut's half-cylindrical shape, similar to Script error: No such module "lang"..[5]

See also

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