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> They had the best Crab Rangoon In late 1970's or early 1980's (I think), Super Stop & Shop's salad bar had a "seafood salad" with imitation crab meat. So I'

> They had the best Crab Rangoon In late 1970's or early 1980's (I think), Super Stop & Shop's salad bar had a "seafood salad" with imitation crab meat. So I'm wondering if your "crab" Rangoon was real crab, or something much cheaper.

1123581321 3y ago
Crab rangoon is almost always imitation. Sometimes just cream cheese. I happily eat a dozen of them when the neighborhood Laotian church does its fundraiser, no matter what’s in them. Perfect snack.
- stronglikedan 3y ago
  Most of the places around here use the canned crab meat, but very little of it usually.
Beijinger 3y ago
Well, most Sushi places use fake crab meat (kani). And to be honest, it is not what makes sushi good or bad. I had below average sushi with real crab meat. Just for the guys with allergies: It contains eggs and wheat.
- resolutebat 3y ago
  Random side note: kani is the Japanese word for actual crab. Fake crab is kani-kamaboko ("crab fish sausage"), but the second word was lost in translation.
  - SI_Rob 3y ago
    thank you, I always wondered why the word used for that stuff was just its actual name in Japanese. I've never heard it referred to as kani-kamaboko, despite being quite familiar with kamaboko (i guess, just the generic term for that pink tinted rubbery roll of fish) itself. This makes a lot of sense. However, aren't some types of imitation crab not kamaboko at all but a kind of fish fillet processed with crab juice to give it that flavor? I actually dislike the taste of crab so I am not all that familiar with the options.
- kccqzy 3y ago
  The quality of the seafood is absolutely what makes sushi good or bad. What else could make sushi good or bad? Rice is basically a solved problem with a rice cooker and vinegar. Soy sauce and wasabi are both cheap commodities.
  - chipsrafferty 3y ago
    Well, maybe the fact that sushi refers to the rice, not the fish. Cucumber avocado sushi is sushi. A piece of salmon, even though often lumped in to the category, is not. I'd rather have good rice and average fish than bad rice and good fish.

1123581321 3y ago

Crab rangoon is almost always imitation. Sometimes just cream cheese. I happily eat a dozen of them when the neighborhood Laotian church does its fundraiser, no matter what’s in them. Perfect snack.

stronglikedan 3y ago
Most of the places around here use the canned crab meat, but very little of it usually.

Beijinger 3y ago

Well, most Sushi places use fake crab meat (kani). And to be honest, it is not what makes sushi good or bad. I had below average sushi with real crab meat. Just for the guys with allergies: It contains eggs and wheat.

resolutebat 3y ago
Random side note: kani is the Japanese word for actual crab. Fake crab is kani-kamaboko ("crab fish sausage"), but the second word was lost in translation.
- SI_Rob 3y ago
  thank you, I always wondered why the word used for that stuff was just its actual name in Japanese. I've never heard it referred to as kani-kamaboko, despite being quite familiar with kamaboko (i guess, just the generic term for that pink tinted rubbery roll of fish) itself. This makes a lot of sense. However, aren't some types of imitation crab not kamaboko at all but a kind of fish fillet processed with crab juice to give it that flavor? I actually dislike the taste of crab so I am not all that familiar with the options.
kccqzy 3y ago
The quality of the seafood is absolutely what makes sushi good or bad. What else could make sushi good or bad? Rice is basically a solved problem with a rice cooker and vinegar. Soy sauce and wasabi are both cheap commodities.
- chipsrafferty 3y ago
  Well, maybe the fact that sushi refers to the rice, not the fish. Cucumber avocado sushi is sushi. A piece of salmon, even though often lumped in to the category, is not. I'd rather have good rice and average fish than bad rice and good fish.