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36 minutes ago, Eatmywords said:This all reminds me of when I discovered crab stick used in maki contained no crab.
I thought it was well known that crab sticks don't contain crab. They are made from surimi (i.e fish paste made from the stuff they can't sell!)
That's why, in many places, they cannot be labelled or advertised using the name 'crab'. So we get Krab Sticks', Ocean Sticks, Sea Legs and Imitation Crab Sticks etc.
11 minutes ago, Eatmywords said:This all reminds me of when I discovered crab stick used in maki contained no crab.
I thought it was well known that crab sticks don't contain crab. They are made from surimi (i.e fish paste made from the stuff they can't sell!)
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