It looks similar, but what about the taste?
"Almost XX" foods that you can easily enjoy high-class taste. On the day of the Ox, some people should have enjoyed the cheap eel alternatives.
This time, I would like to introduce Kanetsu's "almost crab" and "almost scallop". Both look like crabs and scallops at first glance, but they are made by adding egg whites and starch to fish meat.
Almost crab (left) and almost scallop (right)
By the way, there are other "almost fried shrimp" and "almost fried shrimp" in Kanetsu's "almost" series, but I didn't put them in the supermarket, so I'll go through this time (sorry for those who were interested).
Almost crab
"Almost crab" seasoned with fish meat, egg white, starch and seafood extract. The purchase price was 192 yen (tax included). Comes with an attached "crab vinegar".
The texture is like a crab
It looks like a crab that is completely out of the shell. Expecting one cheek ... Oh, this is a crab stick. Because the expected value of appearance is high, that when you ate it? I just can't wipe the feeling ... but! If you eat it with crab vinegar, it's almost like a crab !
Crab vinegar, strong
Thanks to the crab vinegar, the feeling of eating real crabs is greatly enhanced. The soft and loose texture is similar to that of crabs, so wearing the strong flavor of crab vinegar may give you an illusion of your brain.
Almost scallop
"Almost scallops" seasoned with scallop extract on fish meat, egg whites, starch. The purchase price was 213 yen (tax included).
I can't deny the kamaboko
Does it look a little whitish than a real scallop? When I try to eat it, it tastes almost the same as crab sticks. The fiber feeling like a real scallop is reproduced, but I wonder if it is a little elastic. Dropping wasabi soy sauce makes it more delicious and scallop-like.
Drip soy sauce
In addition, we recommend grilled butter and soy sauce! It becomes brown and fragrant, and the fish-like taste diminishes. The richness of butter and the umami of soy sauce are soaked in and delicious. You can use it as a topping in salads, but if you add soy sauce or bake it, the taste will be doubled.
Topping on salad
For grilled butter and soy sauce!
Aside from the texture, the reproducibility of the taste was not so high, which was the impression I ate. However, it turns out that if you cook and season it like eating the real thing, it will look like that. It's cheap so you can buy it easily, and you can use it for cooking without hesitation, so it seems to be a reassuring helper at the table!
