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SurimiAnotherSeafoodSuccessStory

Surimi,oftenknownasimitationcrab,ismadefrommildtastingwhitefish,usually
AlaskanPollockandPacificWhiting.Theflavorcanbesimilartothatofcrab,shrimp,
lobster,orothershellfish,butit'sfarmoreconvenient,hasamuchlongershelflife,
andsinceit'scookedduringprocessingiseasytouse.It'sfoundinseafoodsalads
andsushi,suchasCaliforniarolls,andevenceviche.Asforsurimirecipes,thereare
manywithaninternationalaccentsurimiisfarmorethanasimpleseafoodsalad.
Evenbetter,it'salowfatalternativetosomemeats,ahealthyadditiontoadiet.
JaePark,OSUProfessorattheSeafoodResearchandEducationCenterinAstoria,literallywrotethe
bookonsurimi.Histextbook,nowinits3rdedition,wasthefirstwrittenaboutthisvalueadded
product.Apioneerinthesurimiindustry,JaedevelopedtheannualSurimiSchool20yearsagoithas
expandedtoAsia,Europe,andJapan.TheSurimiIndustryForumisnowinits12thyear.And,not
surprising,Dr.ParkwasnamedoneofSeafood'sMostPowerfulExecutivesin2012.

ToquotePegHerringofOSU,aboutsurimi,"TheJapaneseinventedit,theFrenchloveit,andithas
savedthejobsofafleetoffishermenintheNorthPacfic."Forthefullarticle,followthislink.
AnexcellentarticleonsafeandsustainableseafoodinOregon'sAgriculturalProgressmentionsJae's
effortsasasurimipioneer.
Anotherarticlein"GrowingOregon'sEconomy"onJae'ssurimiresearchcanbereadhere.
TolinktotheSurimiSchoolwebsite,clickhere.JaehimselfcanbeviewedonYouTube,talkingabout
surimi.ThisvideowasfilmedattheInstituteofFoodTechnology2011Conference,byCRCPress.
Ifyou'relookingforcreativerecipesfeaturingsurimi,checkoutthefollowinglinks:
AlaskaSeafoodMarketingInstitute
Aquamar
KanimiShiningOcean
King&Prince

http://marineresearch.oregonstate.edu/surimianotherseafoodsuccessstory0

LMFoods
TransOceanProducts
TridentSeafood
Yummly

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