Pacific North West Surimi

Alaska Surimi Seafood is real seafood, made with genuine Alaska Pollock that has been flavored with crab, shrimp, scallops and/or lobster then cut into portions. It's pre-cooked, making it convenient and ready to use in any recipe calling for the flavor of shellfish. And there are no bones or shells to remove, so there's no waste! Alaska Surimi Seafood offers the delicious flavor of popular shellfish while saving money and time.

The world's finest Surimi Seafood products are made from high-quality Alaska Pollock. Other products cannot compare to the superior flavor of Alaska Surimi Seafood - it's quality you can taste.

Cuts and Styles:

• Whole legs offer the elegant appearance of Alaska crab legs - serve whole or cut into smaller pieces as appetizers with dipping sauces.
• Mini-Cuts are pre-cut into bite-sized portions - great for salads, stir-frys or other cooked dishes.
• Chunk Meat provides tempting chunks that look and taste like fresh crab meat - perfect for seafood salads, soups, sandwiches and gratins as well as hot and cold pasta dishes.
• Shredded Alaska Surimi Seafood is easy to use as an ingredient in salads, stuffings, hot and cold sandwiches and spreads.

How it's Made:

• Alaska Surimi Seafood is made from skinless, boneless Alaska Pollock fillets.
• The fillets are finely chopped and the surimi flakes are then blended with other ingredients such as starch, salt, natural crab meat and egg white.
• This process yields a paste that is then formed, cooked and cut into the various cuts and styles you find available in your local grocery store's refrigerated case.

What is Alaskan Pollock:

Alaska Pollock is a member of the cod family and shares many of its attributes: a firm texture, mild flavor and snow-white fillets.

• It is harvested by vessels processing at-sea and by catcher boats which deliver fish to at-sea or onshore processors. The fish are cleaned, filleted and frozen within hours.
• Most of the harvest is used in fish sandwiches/fish & chips or Surimi Seafood, although boneless, skinless fillets are also available in the marketplace.

Alaska Pollock should not be confused with Atlantic Pollack, Pollachius virens, which is darker and oilier with a 'fishier' flavor, or with Russian Pollock, which is harvested under a different management system. Always inquire about the source of fish to ensure you are buying genuine Alaska Pollock.

The Alaska Pollock fishery is, by volume, the largest fishery in the United States and the second largest fishery in the world.

• The catch has averaged about 1.15 million tons per year since 1977.

Those responsible for managing the Alaska Pollock resource are dedicated to ensuring this versatile, wild seafood will be available for generations to come. Their efforts to keep the resource sustainable and healthy are being rewarded: the Marine Stewardship Council just recognized the Alaska Pollock Fishery as managed to ensure sustainability of stocks and the marine environment.