About Surimi or imitation crab: What is surimi really made of? (Full Documentary, 2020)
Sticks, medallions, rillettes, grated, sliced… Surimi exists in all forms and all over the world! Its success is dazzling. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Introduction ▷ 01:41 - First secret of Surimi: Ingridients ▷ 11:32 - Second secret of Surimi: Flavour and Aroma ▷ 16:33 - Secret number three: Colour ▷ 24:06 - Secret number four: Texture ▷ 28:47 - "Kamaboko" or Surimi in Japanese ▷ 38:04 - Surimi's price and nutri-score ▷ 45:49 - Make your own Surimi at home ▷ 50:15 - Credits ------- ------- Neither fatty nor too proteinaceous, it is neither crab nor fish waste. Yet originally surimi was an art! Called Kamaboko in Japan, meaning “fish flesh”, it contains almost 100%! From five-star Japanese surimi to industrial crab stick, the secret of its recipe begins at a depth of 600 meters in the ocean... Original title: What about Surimi? Directed by Philippe Lespinasse © 2020, Licenced by GAD ------- Documentaries about politics, society and science produced by leading studios around the world. Our goal is to be a reliable source of high-quality information and investigative
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- Surimi or imitation crab: What is surimi really made of? (Full Documentary, 2020)
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