Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

palitos de cangrejo

English translation:

crab sticks

Added to glossary by Ana Boadla
Feb 10, 2005 10:47
19 yrs ago
Spanish term

palitos de cangrejo

Spanish to English Other Cooking / Culinary
Son los palitos que se hacen con surimi para las ensaladas.

Mi opción : Surimi crab sticks
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Discussion

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Gracias a todos.

Proposed translations

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crab sticks

Never heard the surimi bit ! :-)
Peer comment(s):

agree Fuseila : I didn't see your response
1 min
agree Carlos Castro
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agree Carolina Grupe : agree
2 hrs
agree Egmont
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Escojo la tuya por haber sido el más `rápido. Todas son casi iguales."
+7
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surimi, seafood sticks, crab sticks

You could say: surimi, seafood stick or even crab sticks, in my opinion. I've seen all three being used.

HTH


Sheila


Food Glossary - Seafood sticks

Also known as surimi, these fish-flavoured sticks are made from a mixture of pollack, crab extract and other white fish.
Uses: Seafood sticks can be served cold in salads, as a filling for sandwiches or simply eaten as a snack.
To store: Keep in the fridge, either sealed in the original packaging or in an airtight container (the sticks have quite a strong flavour and will taint other foods if left unwrapped). Consume by the use by date.
To use: Leave whole or slice into pieces.






surimi [soo-REE-mee]

A term meaning "formed fish" and referring to fish pulp that's formed into various shapes. Surimi and the similar KAMABOKO have been made for centuries by the Japanese and are thought to date as far back as 1100 a.d. Most surimi found in North America is made from Alaska POLLOCK, a fish with a lean, firm flesh that has a delicate, slightly sweet flavor. Pacific WHITING is also beginning to be used for surimi but its flesh is so soft that it requires the addition of egg whites and potatoes to be firm enough for processing. To become surimi, fish is skinned, boned, repeatedly rinsed to eliminate any fishiness and pigment and ground into a paste. This odorless white paste is then mixed with a flavor concentrate made from real shellfish, the solution from boiled shells or artificial flavorings. The paste is then formed, cooked and cut into the various shapes of the seafood it's imitating, which in the United States is usually crab legs, lobster chunks, shrimp and scallops. Lastly, surimi is colored to complete its transformation from fish to shellfish look-alike. Surimi is available in the refrigerator or freezer section of most supermarkets. It can be kept unopened in the refrigerator for up to 2 months, in the freezer for up to 6 months. Once opened, use surimi within 3 days. Surimi (which is sometimes simply labeled "imitation crabmeat," "imitation lobster," etc.) is best when used as an ingredient in salads, casseroles and soups.
Peer comment(s):

agree iamsara : crab sticks is the most used I think, surimi is a wider term
1 min
yes, I think it probably is - although Waitrose in the UK call them seafood sticks, I think it's is less common
agree tazdog (X) : or even imitation crab sticks--I've seen that a lot, too
1 min
yes, Cindy, very true, I've seen that too - thanks:-)
agree Silvina Morelli
55 mins
thanks, Silvina:-)
agree Xenia Wong
1 hr
thanks, Xenia:-)
agree majota (X)
2 hrs
agree cello : I think "crab sticks" is better since surimi can have different forms -in Spain they also sell surimi "cola de langosta"
3 hrs
agree Egmont
6 hrs
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6 mins

crab sticks

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... Crab sticks are made out of White Pollack Meat(SURIMI),mixed with different edible
additions(crab extract, crab flavour, seasonins etc.) These unique crab ...
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Peer comment(s):

agree Mark Solomon : we all replied simultaneously !
3 mins
yes indeed!
agree Egmont
6 hrs
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47 mins

crab legs; sea legs

again, target country? here in the U.S. the above is most common...

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surimi Definition in the Food Dictionary at Epicurious.com... various shapes of the seafood it's imitating, which in the United States is usually crab legs, lobster chunks, shrimp and scallops. Lastly, surimi is colored ...
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Imitation Crab... Then it's cooked and cut into various shapes to look like shrimp, lobster chunks, crab legs and scallops. Interestingly, surimi (meaning "minced fish" in ...
www.sushiman.net/menu/ingredients/imitationcrab.htm - 6k -

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