Imitation Crab

9 16 13 Bearman Cartoons Imitation CrabSo today’s cartoon was inspired by eating some imitation crab over the weekend, which of course made me wonder what fish tastes like crab.  Well actually none.   The primary ingredient is Alaska Pollock (which is also the primary type of fish used in many fast food restaurants “fish” entrees).   Then it gets processed to hell with flavorings, colorings and other things I can’t explain.   But in the end, it is tasty!!

Any crab (imitation or otherwise) lovers out there?

 

Comments

58 responses to “Imitation Crab”

  1. Colleen from Tix-Comix Avatar

    It’s OK and none of the stuff they do to it is toxic, AFAIK. A good way to transition kids into seafood. No giant bugs on your plate and no twiddly digging for the meat. But it don’t taste like crab.

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      I think it tastes enough like crab for a cheap substitute.

  2. David Hurley Avatar

    I don’t eat that much crab meat, I do like it though. The best way to go is get fresh crab meat. And it seems so much processed food is bad for you.

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      My feeling is that if I eat enough processed food, I will never need to be embalmed.

      1. Binky Avatar

        That’s not necessarily a good thing if you’re still breathing, though.

  3. Bill Murphy Avatar

    I’m told imitation crab meat is actually a soy product. But I like both soy and imitation crab meat. 😀

    I don’t know of a fish that tastes like crab, but there is a fish that tastes like lobster. It’s called Monk Fish. It’s really ugly and looks like brain pieces. But if you dip it in butter, it has a lobster quality to it. 😉

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      Well I won’t eat lobster after going to a lobster back and the poop came out when i cracked the thing open.

      1. Bill Murphy Avatar

        Lobster Roe is the best part!
        yummmmm….

  4. Michael corley Avatar

    Same thing happened to me when I entered the Miss America Contest.

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      Did you get imitation crabs from one of the other contestants?

  5. spilledinkguy Avatar

    I’ve eat tons of imitation crab meat.
    Not to alarm you, or anything.
    Just something to keep in mind.

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      I am not alarmed by anything you do anymore 🙂

      1. spilledinkguy Avatar

        Hahaha… is this… a challenge?!?! *dun dun dun*
        Annabelle and I were in the grocery store yesterday… naturally we went by the imitation crab meat and I had to tell her about your cartoon.
        🙂

        1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

          Why not tell Annabelle to comment on my site instead of living through you?

  6. benzeknees Avatar
    benzeknees

    Love crab, but it’s a lot of work to get to the meat, so I’ll take pollock any time. First found out about this wonderful substitute through Subway & have loved it ever since.

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      Sadly most of the subways near me don’t sell the crab salad anymore? :()

  7. Comedy Plus Avatar

    I love crab very much. Imitation crab I can pass on. Not that great. Much cheaper though.

    Have a terrific day. 🙂

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      Definitely cheaper. They should make imitation crab claws haha

  8. Mark Stokes Avatar

    I saw a big square of imitation crab in the seafood section of my local grocer the other day and asked: ” How do they make this stuff?” They had no answer. Weird.

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      And that is why I am here…to provide the answer

  9. lisleman Avatar

    I don’t like crab meat so imitation would make no sense for me. However that’s a funny idea for a cartoon.

  10. Julian Avatar

    The first time I had crab cakes was with my wife. I told her I thought my throat was constricting. She was not amused.

    And they were YUMMY!

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      Not a fan of crab cakes…I find them too dry most of the time.

  11. Tony McGurk Avatar

    A timely cartoon as I actually had some in a seafood pasta salad on the weekend. Lottsa prawns & fake crab. I like the stuff. For many years I thought it was real crab. I actually think it’s nicer than real crab

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      Well it is definitely easier to get the meat out

  12. frigginloon Avatar

    The imitation red color scares me 😯 I want to know why they make it look fake?

    1. Binky Avatar

      Because it is.

      1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

        I think it is a pretty good coloring job

  13. Binky Avatar

    I prefer non-fake non-fishy 100% real chocolate.

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      Chocolate fish cakes would be nasty

  14. Gruhn Avatar

    Your fish had me fooled. As long as it tastes close, I’ll eat it.

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      As long as it isn’t fishy fish I will eat it….except for Smoked Salmon…I like that.

  15. duncanr Avatar

    Fake or real, crab is one of those foods I have an irrational aversion to – despite never having eaten any 😳

    P.S. Love the cartoon !

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      What? Suddenly you keep Kosher? haha

  16. Lynn Vee Avatar

    Excellent artwork Bear! Wanna help decorate a school in the jungle? I like my crab fresh and flung (like a Bronze God) right out of the Gulf of Thailand. .

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      The gods must be crazy to jump out of the Gulf just to be eaten

  17. Joseph Avatar

    My wife, kids and I love to eat lobster and crab meat. Imitation crab is OK. But I can’t enjoy it knowing that it could have lots of artificial flavorings and such. We do our best to eat organic even though it’s more expensive.

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      ewww you eat Organ meat?

  18. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

    I like crab meat and artificial crabmeat both. When they try to pawn artificial catfish on me though I will draw the line.
    The catfish they import from China and Viet Nam is toxic. Good catfish comes from a river or pond in the good old USA.
    BTW… Love the toon.

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      Good old toxic pond in the USA is better than foreign toxic pond fish.

  19. George Ford Avatar

    I love the taste of crab meat! I cannot stand trying to pick a crab apart however. That frustrates me to no end. I’m just as happy eating a crab salad sandwich. I’ve never seen the big deal about lobster, though. They don’t have enough taste to me.

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      Lobster is good for eating a crap load of melted butter

  20. Dave Avatar

    I don’t care for imitation crab but I do enjoy Long John Silver’s fish. I especially enjoy the cripsies, whatever the heck those are.

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      Fried Fat…but oh so good.

  21. Beverly Avatar

    I used to think imitation crab meat was the bomb until I moved closer to the ocean and out of the mid-west. Now, it’s got to be the real thing! I love crab meat. King is “king” and Dungeness Crab is very close second. I love going out and catching them Dungies and filling my freezer with them. And, agreed, imitation don’t taste anything like real crab meat.
    Love your cartoon! Thanks!

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      King yes…Dunge is too hard to fight for some damn food

  22. DadaHyena Avatar

    Check out a cephalopod species called the mimic octopus (there’s videos on YouTube). You will never trust a denizen of the ocean again.

  23. jande Avatar

    Ok, Bearman, THAT is the CUTEST cartoon EVAH!. I totally love it! Thank you! ;`D

  24. Nef Avatar

    I think you have every opinion represented already. Mine is that I love imitation crab, but am not too fond of the real thing.

    There…

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      OK NOW we have every opinion

  25. Andro Avatar

    So that’s what crab paste is,
    Pollock Surprise… Who Knew? 🙁

    This is a fantastic cartoon Bearman 🙂

    Andro

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      crap paste I don’t think I have had

  26. Tony McGurk Avatar

    This conversation came up at work today at lunch time. One bloke reckons that it’s made from Tripe.
    If that’s true then all I can say is Gag, gag, gag…