Chikuwa
Sign in to saveis a Japanese fishcake product made from fish surimi. After being mixed well, they are wrapped around a bamboo or metal stick and steamed or broiled. The word chikuwa ("bamboo ring") comes from the shape when it is sliced.
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- Food.name
- Chikuwa
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- Chikuwa.jpg
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- 300px
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- Typical chikuwa
- Food.country
- Japan
- Food.associated_cuisine
- Japanese cuisine
- Food.main_ingredient
- Surimi
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is a Japanese fishcake product made from fish surimi. After being mixed well, they are wrapped around a bamboo or metal stick and steamed or broiled. The word chikuwa ("bamboo ring") comes from the shape when it is sliced.
Variants of surimi products such as kamaboko and satsuma-age are popular. In Tottori, the per-household consumption has been the highest of all prefectures for the past 30 years, since the first year such records were kept. As it is cheap and a relatively low-fat source of protein, chikuwa is popular as a snack.
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