Japan first produced and patented imitation crab meat in 1974, as Kanikama. Japan first produced and patented imitation crab sticks. In 1977, The Berelson Company of San Francisco, California, US, working with Sugiyo, introduced them internationally. Kanikama is still their common name in Japan, but internationally alaskan crab are marketed under names including Krab Sticks, Ocean Sticks, Sea Legs and Imitation Crab Sticks.

Legal restrictions now prevent them from being marketed as “Crab Sticks” in many places, as they usually do not have crab meat. A common use of the product on the American West Coast is in the California roll and other makizushi in sushi restaurants. Ceviche Dozo has a rare thing: a woman Japanese chef”. The effect of egg albumen on the viscoelasticity of crab sticks made from Alaska Pollock and Pacific Whiting surimi”. What’s in a Name: Crabless Crab Legs No Longer Imitation”.

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