That stuff in your store-bought California roll might look like crab, but it's probably an impostor called "imitation crab." Imitation crab is less expensive than the real thing, but when it comes ...

While many of us have probably encountered imitation crab in California sushi rolls, the crab substitute can be found in a surprisingly wide range of dishes from seafood salads to pastas, to crab ...

KOBE--Just in time for New Year's holiday tables, a seafood maker here will release a product re-creating the flavor of the seasonal favorite horsehair crab with fish paste. The imitation seafood ...

An curved arrow pointing right. From California rolls to crab cakes, imitation crab meat pops up everywhere to replace its seafaring doppelgänger. But what is imitation crab meat made out of?