Home › Words › K › kamabokokamabokokamaboko means any of various processed seafood products made from surimi, in which whitefish is pureed, formed into loaves, and steamed until firm.EtymologyFrom Japanese 蒲鉾 (kamaboko).nounAny of various processed seafood products made from surimi, in which whitefish is pureed, formed into loaves, and steamed until firm.e.g.“Today, kamaboko processed in Hawaii is packaged in polyvinyl film wrappers.” — 1966, Institute of Food Technologists, Food Technology:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.narutomaki 71% match — A type of kamaboko (蒲鉾), a cured fish surimi product made in Japan. Prepared in loaves or rolls, then sliced and added to dishes as a garnish. vs kamaboko →surimi 67% match — A white paste, made from ground fish, that is used to make formed and textured food products. vs kamaboko →naruto 66% match — A type of kamaboko. vs kamaboko →bokkom 56% match — Salted dried fish (normally mullet), a traditional delicacy of the West Coast of South Africa. vs kamaboko →tarako 55% match — A Japanese food made from salted cod or pollack roe (originally cod, but now mostly pollack). vs kamaboko →katsuobushi 53% match — Dried, fermented, and smoked skipjack tuna. vs kamaboko →shiokara 53% match — A Japanese delicacy made from small pieces of the meat of marine animals in a paste of the animals' salted, fermented viscera. vs kamaboko →maguro 52% match — Tuna meat, eaten raw as sushi or sashimi. vs kamaboko →