Home › Words › S › surimisurimi/sʊəˈɹiːmi/surimi means A white paste, made from ground fish, that is used to make formed and textured food products.surimi is pronounced /sʊəˈɹiːmi/.EtymologyBorrowed from Japanese すり身 (surimi, “ground meat”).nounA white paste, made from ground fish, that is used to make formed and textured food products.e.g.“In Singapore, the most popular surimi-based product is the fish ball, which is used in a local application, Yong Tau Foo.” — 2005, Jae W. Park, editor, Surimi and Surimi Seafood, 2nd edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 388:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.kamaboko 67% match — Any of various processed seafood products made from surimi, in which whitefish is pureed, formed into loaves, and steamed until firm. vs surimi →narutomaki 57% 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 surimi →chikuwa 55% match — A tube-shaped fish-paste cake from Japan. vs surimi →crabmeat 54% match — The meat of a crab. vs surimi →maguro 54% match — Tuna meat, eaten raw as sushi or sashimi. vs surimi →miso 53% match — A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces. vs surimi →tofu 51% match — A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk. vs surimi →okara 51% match — A food made from soybean pulp; a by-product of soy milk production. vs surimi →