When I was watching TV this morning, I saw "Surimi" was being covered as a topic.
"Surimi", known to us as "Kanikama" is a kind of minced fish cake that looks and tastes like crab meat.
It originates from Japan, but they say it is now popular in Europe, and the TV was showing the supermarket's shelf selling Surimi in France to indicate how popular it is.
The TV also was showing a large-scale Surimi factory in Lithuania.
It was surprising for me to know that Kanikama is sold and popular overseas.
More Japanese food other than Sushi, Tempura and Sukiyaki seems to gain popularity in foreign countries.
Both the color and texture of crab meat is imitated.
However, no real crab meat is used at all.
kanikama or Surimi comes in several different forms.
This Surimi is made in Otaru.
