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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]
There is no precise English translation for Script error: No such module "lang".. Rough equivalents are fish paste, fish loaf, fish cake, and fish sausage.[3] Template:Ill, chef and author, recommends using the Japanese name in English,[3] similar to English usage of the word sushi. Script error: No such module "lang". has been made in Japan since the 14th century and is now available nearly worldwide. The simulated crab meat product Script error: No such module "lang". (short for Script error: No such module "lang".) is the best-known form of Script error: No such module "lang". in the West.
Red-skinned and white Script error: No such module "lang". are typically served at celebratory and holiday meals, as red and white are considered to bring good luck. In Japan, the prepackaged snack Script error: No such module "lang". (cheese plus Script error: No such module "lang".) is commonly sold in convenience stores. In the city of Uwajima, a type of fried Script error: No such module "lang". called Script error: No such module "lang". is popular. In Miyagi Prefecture, Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a regional Script error: No such module "lang". variation, pale white in colour, formed in the shape of bamboo leaves and often lightly grilled immediately prior to serving.
Composition
Choice of fish
Early Script error: No such module "lang". was made with minced catfish (Silurus asotus).
The whitefish used to make Script error: No such module "Nihongo". include:
- Chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum)
- Golden threadfin bream (Nemipterus virgatus)
- Lizardfish (Synodontidae)
- Japanese gissu (Pterothrissus gissu)
- Various shark species (Selachimorpha)
- Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
- White croaker (Pennahia argentata)
- Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
- Daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus)
- Gnomefish (Scombrops boops)
- Black bass
- Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
- Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)
- Florida black bass (Micropterus floridanus)
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The Script error: No such module "lang". organization of Japan specified November 15 for Script error: No such module "lang". Day, established in 1983.[4]
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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- Fish ball (boiled Script error: No such module "lang".)
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- Script error: No such module "lang". (deep-fried Script error: No such module "lang".)
References
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External links
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