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Japanese Fish Cake

Japanese fish cake is a prepared seafood product made by shaping seasoned fish paste, commonly for soups, noodles, and fried dishes.

Japanese Fish Cake — illustrative ingredient image

About Japanese Fish Cake

Japanese fish cake is a prepared seafood product made from finely ground or puréed fish paste that is seasoned, shaped, and cooked. It is used in soups, noodle dishes, hot pots, bento, and fried or simmered dishes.

Texture and flavour depend on the style. Products may be smooth and springy, layered, firm, or porous, with a generally mild seafood flavour; fried versions may have a browned exterior and a denser surface.

The broad category includes steamed or poached kamaboko-style cakes, tubular products, fried cakes, and other shaped preparations. They may be sold whole or ready to slice, and cooking or frying changes their firmness, surface, and colour.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Wheat Starchcontains · Japanese Fish Cake → Wheat Starch
  • Saltcontains · Japanese Fish Cake → Salt
  • Mirincontains · Japanese Fish Cake → Mirin
  • Eggcontains · Japanese Fish Cake → Egg
  • Fishcontains · Japanese Fish Cake → Fish
  • Sugarcontains · Japanese Fish Cake → Sugar

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Local names for japanese fish cake

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English

Japanese Fish Cake

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Japanese Fish Cake nutrition & diet

Japanese Fish Cake nutritional value

Surimi products, "Mushi-kamaboko" (steamed kamaboko) — MEXT 10379

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the explicitly named reference form.

Calories
93kcal
Protein
12.0g
Carbs
9.7g
Fat
0.9g

Per 100 g edible portion. Values use MEXT 2023 with March 2026 corrections; the English food name is matched by food code from the official English edition. Carbohydrate is total carbohydrate by difference. Values in parentheses in the source are estimates reported by MEXT. This reference does not cover other preparations or brands.

Portions & preparation

Identify the seafood species or mixture and match the reference to the edible fish-cake portion, such as steamed, boiled, grilled, or fried product. Brand formulations may include starches, egg, sugar, salt, oils, and flavorings. Separate the cake from soup, noodles, broth, and toppings.

Compare the right form: Reference the exact Japanese fish-cake style and brand, specifying seafood mixture, cooked form, and whether starches, coatings, broth, or toppings are included.

Diet considerations

Japanese fish cake is animal-derived seafood combined with processed ingredients. Compatibility changes with egg, dairy, fish or shellfish mixtures, cereal-derived starches, coatings, and frying oil. Plain steamed cake differs from fried or noodle-soup preparations. Species and recipe details must be checked for each product.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Depends on the version
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Depends on the version
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Fish. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Fish. The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet. Recipes and products can differ.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Mirin; Sugar. Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Wheat Starch; Mirin; Sugar. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recorded common ingredients: Sugar; Glutinous rice. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ. Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Mirin. This profile identifies an alcoholic ingredient. Check the actual formulation and preparation against your halal requirements. Recipes and products can differ.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.

Sources & review

Nutrition reference: MEXT Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 2023 supplement, corrected March 2026 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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