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IMITATION MEAT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-11-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- haddock fish stick
1, record 1, English, haddock%20fish%20stick
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As to haddock, there are "fish" products in the US made out of things that are not what they are called-for example, friend haddock fish sticks may have only a small portion of Haddock and a larger portion of some unidentified whitefish, or pollock or hoki-the stuff used to make imitation crab meat. 2, record 1, English, - haddock%20fish%20stick
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bâtonnet d'aiglefin
1, record 1, French, b%C3%A2tonnet%20d%27aiglefin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-01-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Meats and Meat Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- imitation meat
1, record 2, English, imitation%20meat
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- synthetic meat 1, record 2, English, synthetic%20meat
- artificial meat 2, record 2, English, artificial%20meat
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any vegetarian food product designed to imitate the flavour and texture of processed meat. It also refers to meats produced by mincing a low quality protein to form an imitation of a higher quality protein. 1, record 2, English, - imitation%20meat
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The terms synthetic meat and artificial meat are ambiguous, as they may refer to either imitation meat, or laboratory-grown meat. 1, record 2, English, - imitation%20meat
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- viande synthétique
1, record 2, French, viande%20synth%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- viande artificielle 2, record 2, French, viande%20artificielle
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-02-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- imitation crab
1, record 3, English, imitation%20crab
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- crab analog 2, record 3, English, crab%20analog
correct
- imitation crab meat 2, record 3, English, imitation%20crab%20meat
correct
- simulated crab meat 2, record 3, English, simulated%20crab%20meat
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It’s not certain how much kamaboko Canadians eat, but it’s on supermarket shelves from St. John’s to Vancouver - mostly in the form of imitation crab, shrimp, scallops or lobster. 3, record 3, English, - imitation%20crab
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- simili-crabe
1, record 3, French, simili%2Dcrabe
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- simili-chair de crabe 2, record 3, French, simili%2Dchair%20de%20crabe
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- crabe artificiel 3, record 3, French, crabe%20artificiel
masculine noun
- chair de crabe artificiel 3, record 3, French, chair%20de%20crabe%20artificiel
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aliment à base de surimi imitant la chair de crabe. 2, record 3, French, - simili%2Dcrabe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
simili-crabe; simili-chair de crabe : Termes et définition recommandés et en instance de normalisation par l'OLF. 4, record 3, French, - simili%2Dcrabe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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