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Whitefish vs Kamaboko - What's the difference?

whitefish | kamaboko |

As nouns the difference between whitefish and kamaboko

is that whitefish is any of many fish while kamaboko is any of various processed seafood products made from surimi, in which whitefish is pureed, formed into loaves, and steamed until firm.

whitefish

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of many fish.
  • # Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus , used as food.
  • # Any of several other fish, such as whiting or menhaden.
  • # (fisheries) Any of several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly cod, whiting, and haddock, as opposed to the oily or pelagic fishes.
  • The beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale)
  • Derived terms

    * common whitefish

    kamaboko

    Noun

    (kamaboko)
  • Any of various processed seafood products made from surimi, in which whitefish is pureed, formed into loaves, and steamed until firm.
  • * 1966 , Institute of Food Technologists, Food Technology
  • Today, kamaboko processed in Hawaii is packaged in polyvinyl film wrappers.
  • * 1987 , Yanagida et al'', ''Traditional Foods and Their Processing in Asia
  • A representative product of fish meat paste products is kamaboko .
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