What Imitation Crab Meat Is Actually Made Of May Surprise You

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  • @mddell58
    @mddell58 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +12173

    INGREDIENTS:
    Surimi (45%) [Alaska Pollock (Fish), and/or Hake (Fish), Sugar], Water, Wheat Starch, Potato Starch, Rapeseed Oil, Pea Starch, Sugar, Salt, Dried Egg White, Flavourings (contains Crustacean), Dried Egg, Colours (Carmine, Paprika Extract).

    • @GG-yn6jw
      @GG-yn6jw 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +622

      Absolutely disgusting

    • @τεσττεστ-υ5θ
      @τεσττεστ-υ5θ 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3170

      @@GG-yn6jw ...it is basically fish, eggs,flour,natural colors and flavorings. how is it disgusting?

    • @kashifsingh791
      @kashifsingh791 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

      ​@@GG-yn6jwyou must only eat plant base then lol

    • @GG-yn6jw
      @GG-yn6jw 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +267

      @τεσττεστ-υ5θ well if all those ingredients doesn't appeal to someone It's disgusting it has so many fillers everything but not even a little bit of crab to each his own palette!

    • @TravelWithTerahTX
      @TravelWithTerahTX 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +71

      🤢🤢🤢🤮

  • @alfonsochavez9736
    @alfonsochavez9736 ปีที่แล้ว +54099

    So it’s a sea hotdog

  • @jonnaborosky8836
    @jonnaborosky8836 ปีที่แล้ว +18329

    Imitation crab has a few drops of real crab juice. So, a person with a shellfish allergy can still have a serious allergic reaction. Voice of experience here.

    • @qbanz00
      @qbanz00 ปีที่แล้ว +563

      I have a severe shellfish allergy and imitation crab in small amounts like inside sushi doesn’t bother me.

    • @melindahudson4923
      @melindahudson4923 ปีที่แล้ว +182

      Good info.i hope a lot of people that eat this is aware of this.thanks

    • @MsFated
      @MsFated ปีที่แล้ว +419

      Actually Not all imitation crab has crab juice in it so important to read ingredients.

    • @Ky_Vexxed_Cass
      @Ky_Vexxed_Cass ปีที่แล้ว +211

      I have a shellfish allergy but can eat most kinds of imitation crab. You just gotta look at the ingredients list.

    • @alanhorning8929
      @alanhorning8929 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Why bother to eat fake shell fish food. Don’t take the risk 👎

  • @steveeymann6374
    @steveeymann6374 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +219

    Im a construction worker and years ago we were doing roofing on a fish plant in akutan alaska. The particular roof we were working on was over the surimi plant which is the paste they use to make imitation crab as well as many other products. The smell coming out of that place guaranteed I would never eat imitation crab again. We would be gagging constantly while trying to work. They basically grind the fish whole. Brains bones and all into a fine paste then mix it with coloring and flavoring to make it less disgusting.

    • @ericbutler739
      @ericbutler739 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +22

      Yeah, modern fish mongering is disgusting business

    • @Jack-Jones
      @Jack-Jones วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Yuk, nasty stuff

    • @dayoonman3264
      @dayoonman3264 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +22

      Sounds highly nutritious. At least you won't eat ze bugs

    • @hippothehippo
      @hippothehippo 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +9

      @@dayoonman3264 Frankly bugs are more nutritious than white fish

    • @tobilandsfried8083
      @tobilandsfried8083 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Rather bugs than this shit ​@@dayoonman3264

  • @cardboardtoaster2169
    @cardboardtoaster2169 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12933

    I thought imitation krab was just Plankton in a metal Krab suit

    • @boblangford5514
      @boblangford5514 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +497

      Take the rest of the day off, Mr. Squidward.

    • @acaciagirl
      @acaciagirl 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +192

      It’s the chum bucket specialty

    • @CarolCortez-p2d
      @CarolCortez-p2d 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @19spearking93
      @19spearking93 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +172

      RAVIOLI RAVIOLI GIVE ME THE FORMUOLI

    • @kingcovina
      @kingcovina 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Shut your mouth, you mediocre clarinet player!

  • @bigpicturethinking5620
    @bigpicturethinking5620 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4905

    Good thing the video didn’t bother to mention what was in the other half of the product.

    • @kfaf1611
      @kfaf1611 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +468

      I was thinking the same thing.
      If I had to guess, id say soy textured vegetable protein (TVP) it’s the same stuff at what cheap bacon bits are made from.

    • @Ket246811
      @Ket246811 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +166

      vegetable oils or some mixture there of

    • @sophiophile
      @sophiophile 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      ​@@kfaf1611 Def not TVP. I am allergic to soy, and imitation crab is AOK for me

    • @jamesbyrd3740
      @jamesbyrd3740 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +147

      @@kfaf1611 no wonder bacon bits suck

    • @ucfsub
      @ucfsub 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +93

      "natural flavoring"

  • @rabbidcrazy787
    @rabbidcrazy787 ปีที่แล้ว +3223

    This reminds me of the SpongeBob episode called "Imitation Krabs".

    • @Sdragnasty
      @Sdragnasty 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

      Or olde Simpson's street vendor's delightful Crab Juice 😅

    • @juliusnepos6013
      @juliusnepos6013 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      same

    • @wedolivesandvideos
      @wedolivesandvideos 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +26

      Ravioli ravioli 😂

    • @rabbidcrazy787
      @rabbidcrazy787 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      ​@@SdragnastyWhat even is that?

    • @rabbidcrazy787
      @rabbidcrazy787 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ​@@juliusnepos6013Thanks for agreeing.

  • @Pyrolonn
    @Pyrolonn 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +256

    I love it, no hefty price and no cracking. I used to just eat it cold for years, but saw a recommendation to steam it for a few minutes and dip it in butter. That's actually very good too.

    • @OffGridInvestor
      @OffGridInvestor 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

      Here in Australia you're expected to eat it cold. It is quite cheap

    • @user-mn9wc5ru5w
      @user-mn9wc5ru5w 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

      Flake it up, mix into some bacon ranch dressing, sit in the fridge for a couple hours and eat on a big roll

    • @227des
      @227des 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      lmao had some in my kitchen and decided to try this and it was awesome, gonna do that from now on. thanks, man! 😂

    • @honeybadger3570
      @honeybadger3570 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      ​@@OffGridInvestor Anyone expecting to determine if I eat my food warm or cold better be paying for it all 😊

    • @chen471
      @chen471 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I have to try that. I may put it on a toasted brioche to see if it taste like a lobster roll.

  • @chefscorner7063
    @chefscorner7063 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2631

    As a Chef, I remember when we first started seeing this. Back then (80s) it was pollock that was cooked in a crab stock to impart its crab flavor.IMO It sure tasted better than the more recent Krab products. Just saying. ✌️👍
    EDIT: WOW!! Thanks for all of the likes, it's by far the most I've ever gotten. Guess I'll have to share more "good-ol-days" memories from my Chefing days in the 80s-2000s. I've got some interesting one that's for sure. ;)

    • @Notyouraveragewhiteguy
      @Notyouraveragewhiteguy 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +36

      I enjoy alot I get a bag from Sam's for 10 bucks. I make krab tacos, pasta, dips, sushi bowls.

    • @misslora3896
      @misslora3896 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Notice they don't say a word about what the other 50 to 70 percent that it's made of today is?
      This has happened to most food since the 80's, gen modified, more processed, more fake, more poison... They're making us more and more sick... Knowingly and deliberately. All the seed oils and sugars unnecessarily added to everything alone.

    • @Boredchinchilla
      @Boredchinchilla 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +69

      @@NotyouraveragewhiteguyI like real crab, but I also like the fake stuff too. The Krab is really low in calories and high in protein so it’s a filling snack or meal that isn’t crazy expensive

    • @KJ-oon
      @KJ-oon 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +25

      They didn't say what the other 50% is made of? Do you know what is in it??
      I really like it also, just hope it is nothing crazy in it😂😂😂😂

    • @megeles
      @megeles 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +25

      I used to love imitation cream when I was a kid, but now I don't like it anymore. I knew something changed

  • @geminiwolf9342
    @geminiwolf9342 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2337

    So seafood spam.

    • @rifleshooterchannel208
      @rifleshooterchannel208 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +122

      To be fair, Spam is basically 100% pork shoulder with some preservatives added.

    • @geminiwolf9342
      @geminiwolf9342 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@rifleshooterchannel208 fair

    • @MrRatkilr
      @MrRatkilr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Surimi has sorbitol in it. Not too bad for you. I made it for 15 years.

    • @patrickstar420kelp
      @patrickstar420kelp หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      More of a hot dog

    • @Novusod
      @Novusod 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      Half is made from fish meat. What is the other half made of what? Sawdust, plastic, and tofu. Gross.

  • @mejbishow5297
    @mejbishow5297 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2663

    I'm addicted to these lmao. Cheap and really tasty while also being convenient. Nothing beats freshly caught fish, though.

    • @LiveAlohaOhana
      @LiveAlohaOhana 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It's poison! I used to make it! This will give you a heart attack

    • @TheHarrisontemple
      @TheHarrisontemple 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +243

      It's like spam but its a fish cake lol

    • @rishavbadola7357
      @rishavbadola7357 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +48

      Haha i love these do. Gorge myself on them whenever i get the chance

    • @mejbishow5297
      @mejbishow5297 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +48

      @@TheHarrisontemple exactly. Fish hot dogs

    • @mrbigbankuchiface_3352
      @mrbigbankuchiface_3352 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

      contains some chemicals that are in silly putty 😅

  • @lionairvine870
    @lionairvine870 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I like it…..and had no illusions of it being even distantly related to crab….a guilty pleasure…

    • @gglen6574
      @gglen6574 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah, when you can unroll it like a scroll, you get the impression there may have been some processing going on 😂😂 I am also a fan of these tasty little hotdogs

  • @TacoTuesday555
    @TacoTuesday555 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1146

    Ah the classic “ there’s food in there somewhere” line

    • @LycanKai14
      @LycanKai14 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

      Are you trying to imply that it's not food because it's fish instead of crab??? You people are a joke lol

    • @AlexA-ie5zv
      @AlexA-ie5zv 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Its fish with flour you drama queen

    • @haveachocobar
      @haveachocobar 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +40

      ​@@LycanKai14??? Do you know how much process american food goes through? Chemicals, additives like preservatives and pesticides, all of that while not constituting an enormous portion of the food are present in enough doses to cause health defects and is a very high topic of debate, has been for decades but hopefully something will soon be done about it with rfk jr and his aides in office. Bernie sanders is also vocal about wanting to decrease additives and restrict shortcuts producers use in our foods to make it healthier to eat. American cheese is not even a cheese it is a cheesy product which fda regulations state it can't be listed as 'cheese'
      Tldr: read the ingredients list of the next packaged item you eat and see if you recognize all of it

    • @duknuts
      @duknuts 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@haveachocobarignore that guy, I'm sure he's content with not knowing what he eats and continue to enjoy his vegetable oil and carcinogenic diet 😅 most of these worms bury their head in the sand and are so brainwashed, they insult anyone that doesn't blindly swallow everything the government puts out. He's a good little pion :D

    • @SiegfriedoExMachina
      @SiegfriedoExMachina 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

      Read the ingredients of an orange and see if you recognize all of them. 😂 Most people dont even know the names of very commonly used substances

  • @ningunapersona
    @ningunapersona ปีที่แล้ว +1404

    So basically it's the hot dog of seafood; we don't know what they're made of, we don't wanna know what they're made of, but they're still delicious

    • @legocreator768
      @legocreator768 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      hewwo fellow furry owo

    • @UziDoorman000
      @UziDoorman000 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      :3 ​@@legocreator768

    • @gloriouspurpose_
      @gloriouspurpose_ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

      Idk about delicious lol

    • @MrRatkilr
      @MrRatkilr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

      The fish fillets go through a meat separator to remove the flesh from the skin. Then run through a refiner to remove remaining skin. Then mixed in huge mixing bowls with sorbitol and a couple other ingredients. Then froze into blocks. Then customers thaw the blocks and add sugar, crab juice and coloring to make final product. It's just the flesh of the fish fillets. I was a surimi technician on a factory trawler for 15 years

    • @AuntieShineDaily
      @AuntieShineDaily 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Cold crab 😅

  • @salimhaddad9862
    @salimhaddad9862 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +938

    Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

    • @klickingkayasmr7585
      @klickingkayasmr7585 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      😂😂😂

    • @newname4793
      @newname4793 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

      "-that mediocrity can pay to greatness"

    • @nnylasoR
      @nnylasoR 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      🏆

    • @dereenaldoambun9158
      @dereenaldoambun9158 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Well, no sh1t.
      This is "peasant-trying-to-imitate-rich-people" food. 😂😂😂

    • @Apowo16
      @Apowo16 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@dereenaldoambun9158 imagine unironically calling people "peasants" like it's the 1800s

  • @John-r2p9t
    @John-r2p9t 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    As far as taste, it works ok when used in some kind of seafood pasta/casserole/salad, but not for carnivore/Keto, as it's pretty high in sugar/carbs per serving.

  • @bigtruckstop
    @bigtruckstop 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +565

    "What Imitation Crab Meat Is Actually Made Of May Surprise You"
    You had me going for a second there, I thought the surprise was going to be actual crab meat.

    • @David-cc8xe
      @David-cc8xe 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      😂😂

    • @XxKakashiTCGxX
      @XxKakashiTCGxX 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      No the surprise is bugs. Carmine look it up 🫢

    • @Lemony123
      @Lemony123 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      ​@@XxKakashiTCGxX Yeah, so what?

    • @crowdemon_archives
      @crowdemon_archives 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      ​@@XxKakashiTCGxXthere's already a gigantic sea bug in the form of crustaceans. Are insects supposed to be some spooky thing? 😅

    • @XxKakashiTCGxX
      @XxKakashiTCGxX 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@Lemony123 there's a massive difference between what people are buying and I'm sure the vast majority would NOT be happy to be eating whole bugs grounded up. That's what. They deserve to know

  • @davisbrookshire8224
    @davisbrookshire8224 ปีที่แล้ว +2895

    I thought imitation was a kind of crab until I turned 13.

  • @PatrickMorin-f4j
    @PatrickMorin-f4j 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +498

    This is actually not as processed or unhealthy as people think. It’s just ground pollock with something to keep it together. The most processed thing in imitation crab is actually the food colouring.

    • @Leo9ine
      @Leo9ine 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +44

      That is the definition of processed my dude. When did we get so far removed from real food that imitation crab isn't considered processed?

    • @mikemurphy5898
      @mikemurphy5898 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +39

      ​@@Leo9ine ya know, not processed, aside from the starches, the oils, processed sugar, and artificial coloring 😂

    • @PastaAivo
      @PastaAivo 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +45

      It's effectively the seafood version of a sausage. Definitely processed.

    • @dbfzato-1327
      @dbfzato-1327 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

      I don't think you know what processed means lol

    • @atsra659
      @atsra659 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

      I see this stuff made at sea for a living. It's fillets that are minced, washed, refined, mixed with cryo or real sugar, then out the extruder into 20 lb blocks. It's just sugar, and fish. Or cryo, and fish.
      It also comes in different grades, ra, a, b, ka, fa, sa
      Ra being the lowest and sa being the highest. Ra is made with the scalps and frames of the fish basically. The other stuff is made with fillets. Reject fillets and regular fillets with no defects
      I should edit and say that we make the surimi, then other companies buy that and turn it into imitation crab, how they make the imitation crab idk, I only make the surimi

  • @dr.winstonsmith
    @dr.winstonsmith 21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    Don’t stop the show! It’s the best discussion of old school content out there. How about a new monthly show highlighting the best Dungeon and Dragon magazine adventures? It doesn’t need to be a countdown. Just five adventures that you two agree in advance to discuss for an hour every month. There’s a lot of gems in those pages besides Mud Sorcerer’s Tomb that would be great to highlight for the community. Please consider it guys 🙏

  • @n8zog584
    @n8zog584 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +815

    Crab REALLY shouldn't be expensive, at least along the coast.

    • @donscheid97
      @donscheid97 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +73

      Go to Anchorage , Alaska where the King Crab is harvested, it's more expensive than Seattle where the crabbing/fishing fleets are ported from.

    • @taylornewell-je1zr
      @taylornewell-je1zr 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +89

      Neither should taxes. But here we are.

    • @Shifsabre
      @Shifsabre 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +78

      The main reasons it's so expensive are its low yield and very short shelf life.

    • @mrmedallis
      @mrmedallis 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +71

      @@Shifsabreit was actually peasant food that became popular by tourists who wanted it delivered where it wasn’t plentiful

    • @grindcoreninja6527
      @grindcoreninja6527 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +19

      ​@@mrmedallis The reason it was peasant food was they didn't realize how quickly it went bad back then, and they lacked refrigeration.

  • @simonh6371
    @simonh6371 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +700

    I'm in the UK and here it hasn't been called crab stick for over 30 years, because we have laws against misleading names on food. Here it's known as seafood sticks or surimi. It's not as good as unadulterated fish fillets or other seafood of course but at least the filler ingredients are not chemical. It's fine either as a snack (dip it in ponzu sauce, yum) or as an ingredient in a Japanese udon soup for example. If you get into the habit of snacking on seafood like this or pre-cooked tinned mussels for example instead of eating cheetohs or whatever between meals then it's comparatively healthy.

    • @kingol4801
      @kingol4801 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      This

    • @UzziHD
      @UzziHD 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      What are you a ghoul? You are going to get gout eating all of those purine rich foods!

    • @simonh6371
      @simonh6371 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +28

      @@UzziHD I thought uric acid was prevalent in prawns/shrimps a lot? Surimi is made from white fish - usually coley i.e. pollock. Yes mussels may have uric acid but I don't overindulge, same goes for prawn, squid etc. as I live in the UK and it's very expensive. Also looking at foods that are good against gout I seem to be on the right track, plenty of citrus fruits, coffee (!), and wholemeal not white bread.

    • @shanepereraedu
      @shanepereraedu 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

      @@simonh6371 So isn’t Hot Dog kinda misleading? 🙆‍♂️

    • @UzziHD
      @UzziHD 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@simonh6371 purine rich “foods.”

  • @The_Infamous_Boogyman
    @The_Infamous_Boogyman ปีที่แล้ว +2006

    And to think, that crab and lobster used to be trash food for the poor

    • @joetate87
      @joetate87 ปีที่แล้ว +281

      ​@@Mikhail-Tkachenkoa couple thousand pages on Google disagree. With nothing to support your claims. 5 of the first 10 are from pretty reputable sources

    • @joetate87
      @joetate87 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Mikhail-Tkachenko I grew up poor, and in New England no less. I actually looked a bit, more then your dumbass ignorant comment warranted. Just admit you're wrong, and we can both move along

    • @1810jeff
      @1810jeff ปีที่แล้ว +115

      Thats supply and demand for you, this happens to everything that is plentiful at the beginning but slow to restock like cod was. Cod was a common mans fish but as the global population was reduced it cost more and more to harvest.

    • @Reglei1
      @Reglei1 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      people make delicacies, wealthier people try them, the demand goes up, the price goes up. Oxtails, ribs. its all the same story

    • @topbadgun
      @topbadgun ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Back then they don't know how to cook it.

  • @Foxtrot-Uniform-CharlieKilo
    @Foxtrot-Uniform-CharlieKilo 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    So it's essentially the hotdogs of the sea.

  • @coolname545
    @coolname545 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

    What is imitation crab made of?
    “Maybe half of something”
    “Goodbye”

    • @John-r2p9t
      @John-r2p9t 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      one popular brand= Ingredients: Fish Protein, Water, Egg Whites, Pea Starch, Sugar, Sorbitol, Potato Starch, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Golden King Crab Meat, Natural And Artificial Flavor (Extracts Of Blue Crab, Snow Crab, Lobster, And Alaska Pollock), Refined Fish Oil* (Alaska Pollock), Rice Wine (Water, Rice, Koji), Modified Tapioca Starch, Sea Salt, Carrageenan, Yam Flour, Potassium Chloride, Disodium Inosinate, Sodium Pyrophosphate, Carmine, Paprika, Color Added. *adds A Trivial Amount Of Fat.

  • @Royal_Rabbits
    @Royal_Rabbits ปีที่แล้ว +124

    And then there’s a mushroom that looks and tastes like a lobster, it’s never a dull day learning something new about food. 🍴

    • @dandagerman6604
      @dandagerman6604 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What is it called?

    • @user-gu9yq5sj7c
      @user-gu9yq5sj7c 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      ​@@dandagerman6604 I heard a mushroom called Chicken of the Forest tastes like chicken.
      I heard dulse algae tastes like bacon.

    • @brawndo8726
      @brawndo8726 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

      ​@@dandagerman6604 Lion's mane mushroom is supposed to taste like crab/lobster. It also has cognitive benefits.

    • @_Sakina_1
      @_Sakina_1 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      What?! I have never heard of this mushroom 😮

    • @ossangar
      @ossangar 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@_Sakina_1It's been getting popular over the last 10 years or so, mainly in brain supplements and supplements for energy

  • @LinaLeBlanc-l1v
    @LinaLeBlanc-l1v 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +82

    I'm so glad I live in South Louisiana and fresh Gulf seafood is plentiful ❤😊

    • @Moose803
      @Moose803 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      I would live in Louisiana if it wasn't so darn hot.

    • @CherylAshley-th8sb
      @CherylAshley-th8sb 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      I lived in Fort Myers Florida and we ALWAYS had fresh crab shrimps and spiny lobster😀

    • @sanneoi6323
      @sanneoi6323 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      I live in South China's Guangdong province, in the Pearl River Delta Area, fresh seafood is abundant, we have wet markets everywhere and a cuisine based on the idea of freshness being top priority especially in seafood which makes up the bulk of it. It's the most influential Chinese cuisine globally.

    • @cryptocsguy9282
      @cryptocsguy9282 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @LinaLeBlanc-l1v I saw a documentary one time and it had some ppl who lived in what looked like a 3rd world sh*thole somewhere along the coastline or lakes of the Louisiana/Texas border where everyone was living in stilled houses with no roads and only boats to go from place to place but they invited the presenter and his crew to a gathering and cooked a whole load of seafood and had so much they have to carry some in buckets and wheel barrows, they had crabs n corn cooked in some red seafood broth 🤤🤤🤤 😋 😋 😋

    • @DanaONeillStuder
      @DanaONeillStuder 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Except for that oil spill several years ago. 😢

  • @JohnJaneson
    @JohnJaneson 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This is actually way better than I had expected. I thought they were chicken eggs.

  • @Arginne
    @Arginne 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +82

    For people with shellfish allergies there is a brand called “simply surimi” that is shellfish free and gives you the feeling of eating “crab”. It’s made from Alaskan pollock.

    • @xefirah8753
      @xefirah8753 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Thank you. I didn’t realize you had to get certain ones to get them shellfish free.

    • @pettynettie5514
      @pettynettie5514 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Who would want to "pretend" they're eating something that could kill them? What's the allure?

    • @Snakeofwrath
      @Snakeofwrath 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      @@pettynettie5514because they’re still curious about the taste and wanna try it, so they need to get creative with alternatives. It’s why veggie burgers exist, as well as to have a sense of “fitting in.”!

    • @elw7658
      @elw7658 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@Snakeofwrath
      Smart.🤩

    • @timothymcglynn1935
      @timothymcglynn1935 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      🎉

  • @CatalinaFOIA
    @CatalinaFOIA 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +59

    I can tell the difference immediately between a real crab cracker dip vs an imitation.
    Real crab is worth every penny 🙌🏻🦀

    • @AmbersTurd
      @AmbersTurd 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      I think crabs would disagree. Im sure crabs push for the imitation crab.

    • @anon2234
      @anon2234 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Meh, I can tell the difference. But is it "Worth every penny" for the real deal? Definitely not for me.

    • @sanneoi6323
      @sanneoi6323 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      As a Cantonese chef I agree

    • @sanneoi6323
      @sanneoi6323 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@AmbersTurdbut the people of the Pearl River Delta say otherwise because you can't have spectacularly fresh imitation crab, it has to be alive in the tank before it begins the process of being made into dinner

    • @BoHorn
      @BoHorn 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      No offense, but making it in a dip for crackers and “I can tell the difference” is funny in the same comment. At least to me it seems a waste of crab meat.

  • @nathanpyle3443
    @nathanpyle3443 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I live right by the Chesapeake Bay. Blue crab country. We still eat that stuff all the time around here. I just bought a pack today. Around here we usually just mix it with mayonnaise and sometimes tiny shrimp and make sandwiches with it. People around here love it.

    • @JohnJohn-wr1jo
      @JohnJohn-wr1jo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Not this Bay resident.

    • @jjtonks5005
      @jjtonks5005 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Sounds like a po boy

    • @sweetpealee056
      @sweetpealee056 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      Originally from the east coast but been in the rocky mountain west for years, and I love surimi! A bit of mayo and imitation crab on a Hawaiian roll or bread reminds me of the wonderful crab and lobster rolls i could still afford to enjoy in Maine back in the 70s. I'm sure that between luncheon meats, hot dogs and sausage, I've eaten worse things in my life!

    • @BlitzoSuck33
      @BlitzoSuck33 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ………mayonnaise…😢

    • @punipuk8507
      @punipuk8507 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Love it, hubs hates it. ~Ak

  • @chelseawatson12
    @chelseawatson12 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Imitation crab is like my snack of choice. Lol love it!

  • @tannerholmes1587
    @tannerholmes1587 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +67

    Hey man. Its 1/10 the price and its actually pretty good if prepared and paired appropriately

    • @simonh6371
      @simonh6371 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      Yep and I just have it as a snack between meals - dipped into Japanese Ponzu sauce for example (but you could just use soy with a dash of lemon and/or vinegar) which is obviously healthier than grabbing a bag of cheetohs or whatever. Or as an ingredient in a Japanese udon soup, had that the other day made from dashi, soy and mirin as a soup base, threw in some wakame, chopped spring onion and surimi/fish sticks (here in the UK it's illegal to sell it as crab sticks now) plus the noodles, with tempura fried prawns on the top.

  • @PocketUau
    @PocketUau 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +172

    Crab is one of the most abundant crustaceans on the planet. It's not expensive. Only certain kinds of crab are expensive.

    • @FlatRangeOperator
      @FlatRangeOperator 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

      Namely King

    • @sudokuacrobatics
      @sudokuacrobatics 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +35

      Crabs that have the big meats are expensive. Edible crabs I should say as well.

    • @donovanberserk4993
      @donovanberserk4993 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      The tasty ones

    • @williammerkel1410
      @williammerkel1410 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

      Where I live literally all crab available is expensive, the cheapest being canned crab at 20 dollars a pound

    • @js70371
      @js70371 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +19

      Going to literally any grocery proves you wrong

  • @josephcronin2965
    @josephcronin2965 ปีที่แล้ว +406

    Imitation crab is still kinda good with cocktail sauce

    • @shont3286
      @shont3286 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Yes it is!

    • @duke7052
      @duke7052 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Truth!!

    • @russellgrimes3491
      @russellgrimes3491 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Everything is good with cocktail sauce, even peanut butter and Ovaltine.

    • @erikmonroe8087
      @erikmonroe8087 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes, Facts💯💯🎯

    • @jamiegarrett3869
      @jamiegarrett3869 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@erikmonroe8087 .

  • @animatorstanley
    @animatorstanley 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    As someone that is allergic to shellfish I support imitation crab that has no shellfish in it.

  • @deus_ex_machina_
    @deus_ex_machina_ ปีที่แล้ว +316

    That raises more questions than answers!
    If fish paste is only ⅓-½ of the stick, then what's the other ⅔-½ made of?

    • @PrimordialDemon414
      @PrimordialDemon414 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      Flour or starch

    • @beverlybalius9303
      @beverlybalius9303 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chemical s. It’s TRASH . I don’t eat it.

    • @Tsukuyomi500
      @Tsukuyomi500 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      Human

    • @Solisium-Channel
      @Solisium-Channel ปีที่แล้ว +74

      @@Tsukuyomi500 imitation grey smurf.

    • @paulevideo
      @paulevideo ปีที่แล้ว +22

      YES! That’s what I was thinking! What’s the rest made of?!

  • @SlayerJim
    @SlayerJim ปีที่แล้ว +211

    This is in all California rolls, it’s just surimi and mayo

    • @HayTatsuko
      @HayTatsuko ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Also pretty much all kani (crab) salad, at least here in the US.

    • @tanikokishimoto1604
      @tanikokishimoto1604 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And not particularly good.

    • @Bwapap
      @Bwapap 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What?!! I'm allergic to fish but ate this??

    • @alil4586
      @alil4586 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And sesame seed oil

    • @6HauntedDays
      @6HauntedDays 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      @@Bwapapobviously not really allergic.....or if you are your reaction is such small potatoes

  • @PenitentPenguin
    @PenitentPenguin 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +75

    Growing up on the Delmarva Peninsula, bushels of crabs were ever-present at every seasonal gathering & I learned how to eat, & loved them from about age 4. Our fondness was such that we'd pay the outrageous, out-of-season rates for Gulf Coast jumbo & colossal blueclaws.
    I married a guy from Cape May NJ who was a chef.
    He always referred to the imitation product as "sea legs," & basically avoided it always.
    Nothing beats the sweetness & texture of genuine crabmeat, be it Blue Claw or Alaskan King.

    • @srb4722
      @srb4722 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      You did well to avoid this poison. 👍

    • @ZawaOnYoutube
      @ZawaOnYoutube 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      ​@@srb4722 what poison? 😂

    • @israelizzyyarrashamiaak766
      @israelizzyyarrashamiaak766 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I love Alaskan gold red blue - I love crab meat and Alaska has the absolute best in the world. Same for fish. Can’t beat those icy waters for fresh delicious foods from the sea. Spectacular. Golden - is wow

    • @chrisstephens2984
      @chrisstephens2984 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Same…grew up in Salisbury spent many summer days crabbing in Chesapeake and area rivers.

    • @joneal8360
      @joneal8360 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Cape May is beautiful. I hope he's taken you around town.

  • @krvzito
    @krvzito 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    if you thought imitation crab wasn’t heavily processed then i really don’t know what to say

  • @SassySLAYMakeupBae
    @SassySLAYMakeupBae 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +93

    I just used two whole packs of these in my shrimp ceviché. Man it took it to another level. The sweetness of the meaty imitation crab topped on the juicy lime cooked shrimp and cucumbers cilantro onions n tomato WHEW! Man I threw down. But the imitation crab pulled it all together. ❤

    • @OhSoCarmen
      @OhSoCarmen 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      That sounds good

    • @ashleydodd9145
      @ashleydodd9145 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

      Imitation crab is delicious. In fact there are certain dishes that I prefer the imitation crab.
      I'll get a pack and some angel hair pasta, make a butter and lemon sauce and everyone loves it.
      Literally just warm it up with some fresh garlic it's incredible. I would love to hear more about this ceviche though because it sounds delicious.

    • @lasantuzza777
      @lasantuzza777 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      that sounds great! i love imitation crab 🦀 in several recipes. gotta try that

    • @Trenbolicious
      @Trenbolicious 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Wow that sounds actually delicious I’ve never tried it 😂

    • @arteyess
      @arteyess 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@ashleydodd9145 we usually put tapatio on ours and some limon or lime 😋 soooo good, we put imitation crab, cilantro, tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, a lil salt and it is soooo good! OP has good taste !

  • @HolldollMcG
    @HolldollMcG 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +36

    Fun fact:crab, lobster, and oysters used to be peasant food. These were the low-brow, low-class sea bugs the upper-crusters would dare eat, and were this plentiful and cheap. Now they are considered almost delicacies and will cost you a pretty penny.

    • @love_in_an_echo_chamber
      @love_in_an_echo_chamber 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Same thing has happened with cuts of beef, like tongue and oxtail.

    • @amyyaitza1
      @amyyaitza1 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      The Bible says crustaceans should not be eaten. And I believe this is the reason why....

  • @AbeNXC
    @AbeNXC 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    I love how this is probably one of the most truthful food products sold in America.

    • @cbbblue8348
      @cbbblue8348 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Yeah american would complain about these being highly processed food and proceed to eat fast food, cereal or buy lunchable and eat.

    • @eyeonit469
      @eyeonit469 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      The best food sticker I've ever read was " Genuine imitation crabmeat"

    • @n8pls543
      @n8pls543 5 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      And like many things we assume to be largely American -- not. It's actually a variation on a traditional Japanese family of fish cakes, but they were able to market them in the US as "imitation crab."
      It's a bit like how Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer was animated in its entirety in Japan.

  • @CleverCheetah
    @CleverCheetah 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Im honestly impressed how they made it taste like actual crab. I was convinced it was actual crab meat until i saw packaging my parents left out after cooking 😂

  • @getbackinyourtaco
    @getbackinyourtaco ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Oh Bikini Bottom, we pledge our hearts to you

    • @creepypastakingthedragones3679
      @creepypastakingthedragones3679 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      AS FAITHFUL, AS DEEP, AS TRUE AS BLUE. OH BIKINI BOTTOM WE LOVE YOU

    • @LindsayClancy
      @LindsayClancy วันที่ผ่านมา

      Watching SpongeBob now 😂

  • @toddrenshaw24
    @toddrenshaw24 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    I used to like imitation crab. I haven't had it for a long time and i don't think i could stomach it anymore

    • @phil20_20
      @phil20_20 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Too much sugar

  • @moonmanjam9897
    @moonmanjam9897 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Im not gonna lie... Imitation tastes pretty good, good snack, and its cheep

  • @AdamF90
    @AdamF90 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Howard likes HUM so he’s cool in my book. He appreciated underrated bands, indie rock and metal

  • @Lilboozibert
    @Lilboozibert ปีที่แล้ว +15

    It's good in salads, rolls (like fake lobster rolls), and in mac n cheese. But no, not nearly close to tasting and feeling like real blue or king crab.

  • @Naeidea
    @Naeidea ปีที่แล้ว +75

    I know a guy who would buy a pack of these and just eat them out the pack as is... I thought they were supposed to be cooked and served as actual crab, as in, they were made with raw fish/shellfish but he politely educated me and said "No, they are basically like a fishcake dough after cooking, you use them however you like" and continued to chow down on a packet of lukewarm saran wrapped imitation crab sticks.
    I put my hands in the air like "I am defeated, you win".

    • @exodusthang
      @exodusthang 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      Bro😂 I chow down on them too. They are delicious. Yes you can eat them right out of the package. This is what they put in many types of sushi rolls. : 🍣

    • @bluebull2006
      @bluebull2006 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I think it is cooked u can eat it raw . They even put it in imitation crab sushi straight from the plastic

    • @bluebull2006
      @bluebull2006 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I think it is cooked u can eat it . They even put it in imitation crab sushi straight from the plastic

    • @camrynpheopolis8108
      @camrynpheopolis8108 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ahhhh eewwe 😅

    • @Snarkyhippie
      @Snarkyhippie หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      It's totally fine to eat straight out of the package. Cooked and convenient🎉

  • @Jc-xf6cj
    @Jc-xf6cj ปีที่แล้ว +53

    "WhAt Is ImMiTaTiOn CrAb MaDe FrOm" -immitation crab probably

    • @mynamegoeshere9754
      @mynamegoeshere9754 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Actually, there isn't any actual real crab in imitation crab. Imitation crab meat is random fish made to look like crab

    • @fireblossom8544
      @fireblossom8544 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@mynamegoeshere9754 bro you found the truth

    • @sinahaase9923
      @sinahaase9923 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mynamegoeshere9754….imitation

    • @josie3267
      @josie3267 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      ​@@mynamegoeshere9754... yeah that's the point of this comment

    • @static_kitten
      @static_kitten 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@mynamegoeshere9754 the joke is that the imitation crab is imitating the title of the video

  • @thetwitchywitchy
    @thetwitchywitchy วันที่ผ่านมา

    Will always remember Gordon Ramsey screaming at a restaurant owner for using Krab without actually explaining it’s imitation crab, he was like “why did you spell crab with a k?” and the owner was like “well we get it frozen from a store, it’s not real crab it’s imitation”, he was soooooo pissed off 😂

    • @laleezy77
      @laleezy77 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      😂😂😂

  • @Daya876
    @Daya876 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

    I eat kosher & there is a vegan one bc this substitute fish isn’t kosher. When I tell uuu it’s soooo good. My friends who don’t keep kosher say it taste just like real crab. & I’m glad it exists bc I’ve been so tempted to try the real thing 😋😁😊

    • @lenoreandreas4000
      @lenoreandreas4000 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Kosher surimi is made out of several types of fish. It is not vegan.

  • @counterattack248
    @counterattack248 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    Glad to see Charlie owning up to his mistakes and admit his wrongs. A sign of a truly humble person.

  • @jonnaborosky8836
    @jonnaborosky8836 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    It usually contains at
    least a few drops of real crab juice. That means that if you're allergic to shell fish, you'll still have an allergic reaction. Learned that the hard way...in ER

  • @SomeoneBeginingWithI
    @SomeoneBeginingWithI 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    In the UK these are now sold as "fish sticks" or "surimi sticks" they taste exactly the same as the crab sticks I remember from my childhood. They're one of the cheapest options in the meat and fish fridge section in terms of cost per gram of protein.

  • @malina1239
    @malina1239 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    You make it out to be a really bad thing…
    I think it’s an amazing and versatile product. For us who are ( or suddenly became in my case) allergic to crab it’s wonderful .
    It does not taste the exact same, but can satisfy the craving 😊

    • @sussybaka3370
      @sussybaka3370 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      take care, someone commented here that some use a bit of crab and made them have an allergic reaction (Sorry not my main language)

    • @lastotallyawesomebleach204
      @lastotallyawesomebleach204 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Be careful, some brands add crab juice to the slurry for flavor.

  • @RhinoXpress
    @RhinoXpress ปีที่แล้ว +80

    so it's the hot dog of seafood

    • @KbB-kz9qp
      @KbB-kz9qp ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂

    • @pwabd2784
      @pwabd2784 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No, fish sausages are the hot dogs of seafood.

    • @teh_supar_hackr
      @teh_supar_hackr 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@pwabd2784 Lobster Sausages too

    • @mirzamay
      @mirzamay 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yes. If hot dogs were good. And were made of fish meat and starch instead of beaks, feet and buttholes swept up from a factory floor. 😉

    • @lastotallyawesomebleach204
      @lastotallyawesomebleach204 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@mirzamaythat reminds me one year at a family cookout, I was eating a hotdog with relish and one of my uncles comes up to me and says "you're eating the floor sweepings from both the slaughterhouse and the pickle factory" and I lost it 😂

  • @chaoticcar6231
    @chaoticcar6231 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    it's like chicken nuggets, hella processed but we'll still eat it cause it tastes good

  • @BeforeThisNovember
    @BeforeThisNovember 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    They’re absolutely delicious. Quite popular here in the UK. Ate them all my life then a few years ago I actually read the ingredients and haven’t had them since 😅
    Not a terrible food choice, compared to fast foods or other ultra processed stuff, but not that healthy, either.

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      it has flavorings whatever that even means, sugar , more sugar . starch ( and this is for all the caucasians that insist, oh we don't eat african food well its in it )

    • @BeforeThisNovember
      @BeforeThisNovember 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ yeah I couldn’t believe how much glucose I saw on the label. That’s the main thing that put me off tbh

  • @Qody
    @Qody 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    Some people here in Russia call it "krabochki" - "KRABovie palOCHKI" - "crab sticks"

  • @bluelikekrishna
    @bluelikekrishna 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    I LOVE cold imitation crab and cocktail sauce - delicious. When my dad was alive we would chow down on it while watching TV until we were almost sick. It doesn’t bother me that it’s fake or hotdog like - it’s actually fairly healthy unless you have a gluten allergy. I saw a How It’s Made that was reposted with captions claiming how gross the process is but it was some of the cleanest machinery I’ve ever seen in a factory and it didn’t change my opinion at all!

  • @brojack3571
    @brojack3571 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    In fact crab have a lot of population after breeding it mean that was easy to get it, and they're easy to repopulate a colony of crabs
    Now... Why it expensive?

  • @suluxo
    @suluxo 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Why do I feel like she explained what it is without explaining what it is

  • @osiris7127
    @osiris7127 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    WAIT WAIT WAIT!!!! so you mean to tell me imitation crab meat... IS AN IMITATION!??!
    I AM SHOCKED!!!!!!

  • @Some_Anonymous_Guy
    @Some_Anonymous_Guy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    I don’t care if my crabs are real or not: If the food is good, eat what you’re given as you should!

    • @navywifehernandez6281
      @navywifehernandez6281 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Right

    • @chocolatenikki
      @chocolatenikki 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Indeed! And be grateful😌

    • @jacklong9449
      @jacklong9449 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      It can be important for people with shellfish allergies.

  • @StretchtoYourHeart
    @StretchtoYourHeart 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    There's a few crab stick companies that put more fish compared to others and that product is like gold when it comes to protein and health goals

  • @SyckoSiren
    @SyckoSiren 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Here in Mexico it’s not called “Imitation crab” it’s just “Surimi”

  • @hundragant
    @hundragant ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I used to get this a lot during lunch breaks at work. Super cheap but a tasty snack. Even if it is unhealthy and a much worse version from the real thing. Still good.
    Literally could buy an entire tray of them for less than $2

    • @RoanRants
      @RoanRants 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s not at all unhealthy. 18 cal per stick.

    • @CrystalRose1111
      @CrystalRose1111 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@RoanRantsLow calories are not the sole indicator of health … lol

    • @RoanRants
      @RoanRants 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@CrystalRose1111 And what ingredient in them makes them unhealthy?

    • @BoHorn
      @BoHorn 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@CrystalRose1111ye bc if it was real crab slathered in butter itd be better. What a joke

    • @CrystalRose1111
      @CrystalRose1111 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@BoHorn It would, imitation crab is pumped full of filler ingredients and nitrates that turn it into a solid cohesive fish log. It’s ultra processed additives can cause digestion issues and spike blood sugar. Of course real crab meat is healthier. Butter is also health as long as you don’t over consume it every day.

  • @shigeshi
    @shigeshi ปีที่แล้ว +8

    We've always called it fake crab in our household

  • @theotv5522
    @theotv5522 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    While actual crab’s pricing isn’t what’s deterring me from eating it, it’s actually the effort of having to break the shell and pick out the fragments off the meat that’s the tedious part.
    Oh and also cleaning the mess afterwards is a chore and a half.

  • @Ktakahashi18
    @Ktakahashi18 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Its the hot dog of sea food 😄

  • @rushiaskinnerwallace6175
    @rushiaskinnerwallace6175 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

    This is one thing of many I love about the UK. The UK bans misleading and harmful things in their food supply (and even body care and make-up products) ACTUALLY protecting their citizens. Meanwhile, over here in the U.S. we hear constantly how we should look for the the Food and Drug Administration’s “seal of approval” on things we use (namely, it seems, to discourage us from using natural products they can’t control) but the FDA approves SO MANY THINGS for us that other sane countries like the UK and many others will reject from this country bc it’s deceptive or risks human health (as well as that of our animals or earth itself). Anytime someone says “but it’s FDA approved”, I’m like 🙄

    • @Tardsmat
      @Tardsmat 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      I don't think this stuff is dangerous, it's just a different seafood dressed up as crab

    • @jamieknight7366
      @jamieknight7366 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      we literally have these in every uk supermarket

    • @cangaroojack
      @cangaroojack 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@jamieknight7366 Ye man, they're sold everywhere in europe because guess what, it's cheap and not bad for you (eaten moderately at least), i don't get why he had to make that comment

    • @evancombs5159
      @evancombs5159 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@Tardsmat morning in it seems particularly harmful, although the seed oil is not great, but the way it is packaged can often be misleading which is often probably more important. I do think we need to be more strict about how food is presented to people so they can make more informed decisions.

    • @GollumGollum1000
      @GollumGollum1000 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ⁠@@evancombs5159can we stop with the nanny state attitude and you can just buy whatever you want to eat lmao

  • @mescko
    @mescko ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I use fake crab when I do my crusted cedar-planked salmon on the grill. I chop it fine in my food processor. and spread seasoned mayo on the filet to act as a glue to hold the chopped krab in place. Makes a great crunchy crust.

    • @JohnJohn-wr1jo
      @JohnJohn-wr1jo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Gross, that's like grinding up a hot dog and topping a hunk of prime rib.

  • @Emily-vp9xe
    @Emily-vp9xe 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Oh man, I remember eating real crab for the first time, and I was so shocked at how delicious it was. I mainly had imitation crab, which was also good, but I knew it didn't have much actual crab in it. But man, eating actual crab meat is so good.

  • @williampearl6793
    @williampearl6793 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    Nothing can beat the Original Period 💯💯👊

    • @0prahTV
      @0prahTV 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      idk, original period tastes a lot more bloody and metallic

    • @StockyDude
      @StockyDude 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@0prahTVgross 😂

    • @williampearl6793
      @williampearl6793 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@0prahTV Crab doesn't have Red blood in it 😑😂

    • @n8pls543
      @n8pls543 5 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      While we largely know it as imitation crab in the US and Europe, it's actually a surimi product that originated in Japan and is similar to those spiral fish cakes (narutomaki) that you occasionally have with udon or such.

    • @williampearl6793
      @williampearl6793 5 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @n8pls543 yeah I know fishcakes but...... When you eat a crab, it must be real. Coz there's a different kick in it.

  • @kamuroshiryu8453
    @kamuroshiryu8453 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    Here in the U.K., those "crab" sticks are called _fish_ sticks which must make sense. And yes, crab is in fact quite rare to get and the prices are quite dear to buy it, but it's still not a bit bad when you want a crab salad sandwich from your local baker.

    • @Drak_Thedp
      @Drak_Thedp 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yet it makes fish fingers not make sense. Those are the legit fish sticks...

  • @TheNexusChan
    @TheNexusChan 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    I actually enjoy imitation crab meat. It goes great in salad's with Italian dressing. And being from South Louisiana, that makes me weird to the rest of the people down here, including my wife. But I do enjoy boiled crabs as well

    • @SaintShion
      @SaintShion 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Me too! In Japan its called surimi and its just like fish paste to fish cakes; both are used in many dishes.

    • @kayd9405
      @kayd9405 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I love putting it in salads instead of chicken. So good!

    • @Sharibaby80
      @Sharibaby80 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      OMG every once in a while I love a good "seafood" salad and crackers. Sorry, not sorry.

    • @phil20_20
      @phil20_20 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What about shrimp? 🍤

  • @skylanderzrool25
    @skylanderzrool25 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love how this video does nothing to help it sound appetizing, but I still want some

  • @Manufishcat
    @Manufishcat 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I really don't like how it tastes, it taste like if ketchup was a meat. Awful. Real crab tastes way better.

    • @tinaknutsen
      @tinaknutsen 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I think it depends how you use it. I used to hate it too. But I found I like it in sushi rolls,with sriracha, umnai and Kewpie mayo …full of flavor and the rice balances it out.

  • @MonaLisaFire
    @MonaLisaFire ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I actually like the taste of it😂. Had some in seafood salad from the poppy store and I usually don’t eat the salads because of onions and peppers but it was good. Three days in a row

  • @ferminespinoza429
    @ferminespinoza429 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I thought this was going to tell me something new beyond what I've read off the ingredient list for this food for years. lol

  • @skycloud4802
    @skycloud4802 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I was surprised to find I enjoyed eating actual crab after hating the taste of crab stick for years. This all makes sense now.

  • @brianhoward7277
    @brianhoward7277 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Bologna of the sea ⛵

  • @bigmac10asmr58
    @bigmac10asmr58 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It's good in bacon pasta salad

  • @Se7enthWard
    @Se7enthWard ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Fun fact, in Australia we call it “seafood highlighter” 😂

    • @helloiamem
      @helloiamem ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or seafood extender ahaha. My local Woolies recently changed the labels to "surimi mix"- my family has always called it fake crab lol

    • @hairymcnipples
      @hairymcnipples 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Or crab stick at the fish and chip shop!

  • @sharonglover9432
    @sharonglover9432 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Lmfao! That’s like buying an imitation hot dog 😂

    • @LindsayClancy
      @LindsayClancy วันที่ผ่านมา

      Umm, every hot dog is imitation unless u case it yourself....

  • @MrBcummings8521
    @MrBcummings8521 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Its great shredded on a house or chef salad.

  • @ab19201920
    @ab19201920 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Homemade crab salad: Diced onions (optional
    grilled), diced celery, tzatziki sauce with dill, shredded mozzarella, a small cheap container of real crab meat, and 2 lbs of imitation crab sticks - chopped up.
    It's great and tastes legit like crab because of the real crab meat, but you can make A LOT since the imitation meat fills it up.

  • @tomweickmann6414
    @tomweickmann6414 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I sure hope Soylent Green remains just a movie😮

  • @Pubslife
    @Pubslife 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That explains why my stomach feels slightly upset after eating imitation crab

  • @thehunterkirsch
    @thehunterkirsch ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Imitation crab is actually super tasty

  • @badmanno.1650
    @badmanno.1650 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Pollock is tasty tho

  • @s0cc451
    @s0cc451 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Been quite a while since I eat one, now I crave....

  • @TIGERZY2K
    @TIGERZY2K 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    What if there is lab grown crab 🦀 meat then it could be a perfect substitute of imitation crab meat since it would be made out of actual crab cells.

  • @AmboRox360
    @AmboRox360 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Honestly I just want yummy tastes lol

  • @QuintessentialUltimatum
    @QuintessentialUltimatum ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What’s in the other 50 percent?

  • @aditramadhin8963
    @aditramadhin8963 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That shit is genuinely disgusting

  • @fransiskusr.a.8989
    @fransiskusr.a.8989 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love this stuff more than the actual crab, unironically.

  • @backflipsaresweet
    @backflipsaresweet 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Here is the list of ingredients for Costco imitation crab:
    • Alaska Pollock (MSC Certified)
    • Water
    • Egg Whites
    • Corn Starch
    • Sugar
    • Sorbitol
    • Contains 2% or less of:
    • King Crab Meat
    • Natural and Artificial Flavor Extracts of Blue Crab, Snow Crab, Lobster, and Alaska Pollock
    • Refined Fish Oil (Alaska Pollock)
    • Rice Wine (Water, Rice, Koji)
    • Modified Tapioca Starch
    • Sea Salt
    • Carrageenan
    • Yam Flour
    • Potassium Chloride
    • Disodium Inosinate
    • Sodium Pyrophosphate
    • Carmine
    • Paprika
    • Color Added
    Contains:
    • Fish (Alaska Pollock)
    • Crustacean Shellfish (King Crab, Blue Crab, Snow Crab, Lobster)
    • Egg

    • @rolandsmith4394
      @rolandsmith4394 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Wow, poison our pity party with facts. Shame.

    • @Mike-hb4pc
      @Mike-hb4pc วันที่ผ่านมา

      They don’t have this at our Costco here in S Florida 🤔