If you’ve eaten seafood salad, a California roll at a sushi restaurant, or frozen breaded fish, chances are high that you’ve eaten imitation crab. MarkGillow/Getty Images Even if you’ve never added ...

There are several types of crab, including king, Dungeness, and blue. But what about imitation crab? Is it really crab? And, if not, what is it made of? Imitation crab's history dates back to the ...

Folks who like to eat California rolls, seafood subs, and packaged seafood salads may be surprised to learn that the "crab" in these popular foods isn't crab at all, but rather, imitation crab—aka ...

You might have seen imitation crab meat, sometimes called crab sticks or “krab,” stocked with other seafood at your local supermarket. There is also a good chance you have eaten it and perhaps didn’t ...

Imitation crab — aka krab — is made of Alaskan pollock and commonly used in salads and sushi rolls. While imitation crab is more affordable than real crab, it doesn't have as much nutritional value.