Definitions

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  • noun Any of various processed seafood products made from surimi, in which whitefish is pureed, formed into loaves, and steamed until firm.

Etymologies

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From Japanese 蒲鉾 (kamaboko).

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Examples

  • The broth is perfect, the noodles perfect, the kamaboko fish cake slices add the right extra dimension, and -- bless 'em -- they top off the saimin with slices of Spam instead of chashu.

    Gil Asakawa: Noodling on a Theme: A Colorado Ramen Roundup Gil Asakawa 2011

  • The broth is perfect, the noodles perfect, the kamaboko fish cake slices add the right extra dimension, and -- bless 'em -- they top off the saimin with slices of Spam instead of chashu.

    Gil Asakawa: Noodling on a Theme: A Colorado Ramen Roundup Gil Asakawa 2011

  • Cheese mini sasa kamaboko fish cakes with bits of cheese

    Tuna Toast Tokyoastrogirl 2006

  • Cheese mini sasa kamaboko fish cakes with bits of cheese

    Archive 2006-03-01 Tokyoastrogirl 2006

  • “O Shimadzu, maker of the finest kamaboko, tell us the cause of thy honorable joy.”

    The Wife of Shimadzu 1902

  • Page gers for the shiruko [1], sushi, and the kamaboko of my fathers.

    The Wife of Shimadzu 1902

  • There was kamaboko in the kuchitori dish, but instead of being snow white as it should be, it looked grayish, and was more like a poorly cooked chikuwa.

    Botchan (Master Darling) Soseki Natsume 1891

  • If it were Kiyo she would surely serve me with my favorite sliced tunny or fried kamaboko, but nothing doing with a tight, poor samurai.

    Botchan (Master Darling) Soseki Natsume 1891

  • Among the goals are doubling numbers of foreign students, to 3,000; turning the shipyard into a tourist site; and bolstering sales of kamaboko, a rubbery fishcake.

    The Economist: Correspondent's diary 2011

  • The broth is perfect, the noodles perfect, the kamaboko fish cake slices add the right extra dimension, and -- bless 'em -- they top off the saimin with slices of Spam instead of chashu.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Gil Asakawa 2011

  • The tourists — along with their money — evaporated, and sellers had a change of heart, said Mr. Hatsuda, who sells kamaboko, a fish cake often formed into delicate pink and white loaves.

    Kyoto Wants You Back, but It Has Some Polite Suggestions By 2022

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