Talk:Kamaboko

Red kamaboko... What it is? What makes it red? How is it made? An explanation would be appreciated. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.198.252.66 (talk • contribs).

What is the spiky variety of kamaboko? Does anyone know? Galactiger 20:32, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Anju
Why was anju reference deleted? Diff Badagnani 04:11, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Because the deleted sentence implies the odeng in Kora as the whole "kkochi anju" which is not true. Kkochi anju is referring to every meat-based anju on a skewer not just to odeng in Korea. --Appletrees 05:36, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

What does this stuff taste like? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.135.25.44 (talk) 16:18, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Kamaboko day
This topic is painfully short. Does anyone have more information about it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.54.213.67 (talk) 16:25, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Relationship with Naruto Uzumaki?
The article says that kamaboko is also called "naruto" because it often is patterned with swirls that are reminiscent of the Naruto whirlpools. Having heard from someone else a few weeks ago that Naruto Uzumaki (from the manga/anime series Naruto) is named after a kind of fish, I'm now wondering if he was actually named after kamaboko, and/or the city of Naruto. Does anyone know? P.S. I've also posted this question in the Naruto, Tokushima discussion. NoriMori (talk) 00:29, 12 March 2009 (UTC)


 * In Japanese, 渦巻き (uzumaki) just means a whirlpool (渦 uzu = "eddy", 巻き maki = "winding, spiral"). The naruto part comes from 鳴戸 or 鳴門, different spellings for the same thing -- a gate or opening (戸 or 門) that makes a noise (鳴る), referring to any strait or narrows where the rushing of the tides causes a loud sound.  In short, the Naruto Uzumaki manga character was not named after any specific kind of fish.
 * There is a kind of kamaboko that is white on the outside with a pink spiral pattern on the inside, called 鳴門巻 (naruto maki), referencing not the manga character, but rather the eddies that happen at a naruto (i.e. the strait or narrows along the shore). Slices of naruto maki are very common in various Japanese dishes; even in the Seattle area, many of the teriyaki joints include this as an ingredient in udon noodle soup, for instance.  It is possible that the manga writers were inspired by the spiral pattern in naruto maki when they were trying to come up with characters.
 * Cheers, -- Eiríkr Útlendi | Tala við mig 22:40, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Gefilte Fish
In this rev, "Tsuji recommends using the Japanese name in English because no adequate English name exists, other than the Jewish dish, gefilte fish, which is somewhat similar." Both words are actually Yiddish. (פֿיש (fish) is a Yiddish word which means "fish") I think the association of these similar dishes is important but I'm at a loss on how this should be integrated. Valley2 city ‽ 17:19, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, but the name, in the English context, is synonymous. Much like the word "Handy" in German colloquial speech refers to handheld mobile telephones. Heck, look how most languages butcher loanword meanings. 66.91.36.12 (talk) 20:16, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Recipe?
Does anyone have a recipe for making Kamaboko? Joe407 (talk) 05:53, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Eomuk and Chikuwa?
Just looking at the picture in the Kamaboko section, I can't help thinking that eomuk looks a lot like chikuwa. Does anyone know more about this? -- Eiríkr Útlendi | Tala við mig 17:40, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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Who is Tsuji?
In the paragraph "Rough equivalents are 'fish paste', 'fish loaf', 'fish cake', and 'fish sausage'.[1] Tsuji recommends using the Japanese name in English (e.g., 'sushi'). [...]"

Who is Tsuji? I have never heard of Tsuji. Is he or she a prominent translator? Tourist book author?

I think this segment should be changed unless further context is added, perhaps to something like:

"Rough equivalents are 'fish paste', 'fish loaf', 'fish cake', and 'fish sausage'. Although these terms can communicate a general description to someone unfamiliar with Kamaboko, it is more accurate to refer to Kamaboko by its Japanese name, as with Sushi or Manga."

...as opposed to 'rice balls' or 'comic book' respectively. 122.62.137.227 (talk) 07:29, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

Seconded, I've never heard of a Tsuji in my life, besides the Super Sonico artist. 2DLove (talk) 09:59, 25 April 2022 (UTC)


 * It is the person in the reference just before the sentence, Shizuo Tsuji. English language obituary: article on Japanese Wikipedia: ja:辻静雄. I added the reference a second time to make it clear it verifies the second sentence too, and added a short explanation in-text of who he is. Siawase (talk) 09:43, 27 October 2022 (UTC)