Imitation crab?
I actually never even consider it, even though it's just as good as the real thing imo. Makin' me wanna add 'em to my shopping list this week and make crab cakes. ๐คค
this post was submitted on 04 Apr 2025
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Great when my gf cooks them
You can COOK crabsticks?
She does. Also already cooked ham. Lovely when making hotpot or boiling something else soupey
Oh god I miss hotpot
I don't even know what these are, what am I missing out on?
That looks like imitation crab meat.
It is. It's haddock/Pollock fish, processed with starch then Dyed red to make you think it's crab. Their ok...but usually watery as all heck and mostly flavorless. Taste nothing like crab
It's disappointing, because they used to taste a lot nicer. I don't know what's changed, but the flavour is nowhere near as strong now ๐
Fish/crab sticks, processed fish flesh and some starch. Edible, smells like fish, no need to cook.
They are pretty nice cooked, though.
A cheap, sweet, high in protein, low in calories snack that costs about 1.50
Crab Rangoon
Take these, I'm assuming that is a 450-500 gram package. In a stand mixer/ food processor combine these, 5-6 stalks of celery, 2 onions, 3-4 medium sized carrots, with about 1000 grams of plain cream cheese. Add in maybe a half tablespoon of MSG. Use a standard tablespoon to place in the center of a wonton skin, and fold the middle of each edge so that they are touching, and encasing the filling. The corners will naturally point up. Freeze overnight. Deep fry straight from the freezer for 1.5-2 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with sweet and sour, or duck sauce.
They're called "crab" rangoon because of the shape of the pastry. The four corners are the "legs" of the "crab"
with about 1000 grams of plain cream cheese.
1kg of cheese.... sign me up.
God that sounds amazing
Not at all.
They go a treat in homemade sushi rolls. I've got a pretty good pressure cooker sushi rice recipe that I used these for a lot.
that they do