Today is a National Crab Day , according to https://foodimentary.com/2018/03/09/march-9th-is-national-crab-day-%F0%9F%A6%80-2/ (does that mean we have to walk sideways?). Crabs are not kosher, though, so here is a repeat of Crabless Crab Cakes. Enjoy, Beautiful People!
A few days ago, a wonderful chef Ronit Penso of Tasty Eats posted a recipe for Corn and Shrimp Cakes. They looked so appetizing that I was tempted to make them right away. There was only one problem: all shellfish is not kosher. There are a few kosher substitutes that are made to look like shrimp, crab, lobster tails, etc. To me, they all taste the same, and since I don’t know the taste of shellfish to begin with, I can’t tell you how true they are to the original.
I used the crab-flavored ones because they are easier to work with. For that same reason I use them in California rolls sushi: they are packaged as strips that could be cut lengthwise or across, chopped, diced, pulverized, whatever…
This is what my fake crab meat looked like when it emerged from the food processor. Other than that, I…
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koolkosherkitchen 
Always good ro improvise when necessary to discover new ways to do things. Sometimes we surprise ourselves with how things turn out!
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You are so right!
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The corn and shrimp cakes sound good. I concur.
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Glad you liked it – thank you!
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Dolly I had no idea shellfish isn’t kosher. His finished product looks likes potato latkes! Haha. The recipe sounds delicious. My father was a commercial fisherman for many years and my great grandmother made the best potato pancakes ( the secret was used using day old mashed potatoes). What do use as the crab substitute?
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Funny, but my potato latkes look different – I make them oval, rather than round. There are several commercial crab substitutes available in any supermarket. I use the kosher one, and the photo is in that post.
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Potato latkes are so good!
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I agree, and I think all latkes are good!
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I need to try these one day! 🙂 Should be super yummy 🙂
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They are! Thank you for your kind comment, dear!
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