That's right, the main ingredient is actually a fish paste called surimi. Surimi is often made from pollock fish with fillers and flavorings like starch, sugar, egg whites, and crab flavoring.

These days, most fish ball manufacturers use surimi – a fish paste consisting of cheap fish such as pollack – as well as sugar and chemical enhancers. These are then sold to street food ...

Surimi means "minced meat" in Japanese, and while several surimi products are made, the most well-known are imitation crab ...

"Russian fishermen increased by 47% production of pollock surimi - a key ingredient in imitation crab sticks and other fish-based products popular across the globe. Its production in the country ...

Key modifications include: • Reduction in Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on frozen fish paste (Surimi) from 30% to 5% for manufacturing analogue products for export • Reduction in BCD on fish hydrolysate ...