krab

Surimi seafood product

Krab is imitation crab meat, a processed seafood product made from white fish (usually pollock) that has been pulverized, shaped, and flavored to resemble crab.

The deliberate misspelling signals to consumers that the product isn't genuine crabmeat.

It appears in sushi rolls, seafood salads, and crab cakes where authentic crab would be too expensive.

The California roll is made with krab, avocado, and cucumber.

imitation

surimi

Pulverized fish protein product

substitute · mock · faux · ersatz · knockoff · synthetic · manufactured · pollock · budget · salad

crustacean

carapace

Protective dorsal exoskeleton

pincers · shellfish · molt · chitin · cephalothorax · antennae · gills · aquatic · marine · estuary

spongebob

Mr. Krabs

Squidward · Patrick Star · Sandy Cheeks · Pearl · Krabby Patty · secret formula · greedy · cheapskate · money · treasure

Categories
Opposites
authenticity

krabcrab meat

Edible tissue from decapods

king crab · blue crab · Dungeness crab · snow crab · lump crab

processing level

krabraw seafood

wild-caught · farm-to-table

price/value tier

krablobster

Large marine shellfish

caviar

Phrases
Family

crab, crabby, crabbed, crabbing, crabapple, crabwise

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G