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Korean fish cake

Korean fish cake is a processed fish product commonly served in soups, stews, skewers, and stir-fries.

Korean fish cake — illustrative ingredient image

About Korean fish cake

Korean fish cake is a processed seafood product made by grinding fish with seasonings and forming the mixture into sheets, logs, balls, or other shapes. It is simmered in broths, folded onto skewers, stir-fried, or added to rice-cake dishes and packed meals.

It has a mild savory seafood flavor and a smooth, springy, slightly bouncy texture. The precise result varies with fish species, starch or flour content, oil treatment, thickness, and added seasonings, none of which are specified for this identity.

It is usually pale beige to light brown and sold as thin sheets called eomuk, logs, balls, or other formed pieces. Cooking can soften it, add broth flavor, or brown its surface; formulations and shapes vary among products.

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Korean fish cake

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Korean fish cake nutrition & diet

Korean fish cake nutritional value

Reference: Eomuk, Fried fish paste

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

Calories
169kcal
Protein
11.4g
Carbs
20.7g
Fat
4.5g

Per 100 g edible portion. Rural Development Administration, Korean Standard Food Composition Database 10.4 (2026). Original reference food and preparation are shown; product recipes and moisture can differ.

Portions & preparation

Match the specific Korean fish cake product and preparation because recipes vary in fish species, starch, egg, oil, salt, and added seasonings. Distinguish sheets, balls, strips, skewers, and soup portions, and record drained or cooked edible weight plus accompanying broth or sauce separately.

Compare the right form: Match the branded or recipe-specific processed fish cake, including shape, fish mixture, cooking method, and served broth or sauce.

Diet considerations

Korean fish cake is animal-derived processed seafood, but the exact fish mixture and additives require the label or recipe. Products may contain egg, milk, wheat or other cereal starches, and sauces may add meat stock or alcohol. Compatibility therefore depends on formulation, preparation, and portion.

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
    Not established
  • 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: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
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: Sugar; Wheat flour. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
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: Korean Standard Food Composition DB 10.4 — K8000000009j ↗. 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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