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 ...

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 ...

For some people, the idea of eating food that advertises itself as artificial might not sound appealing. However, imitation crab has a useful place in the culinary world, especially because it's less ...

Back when my wife Caron and I were engaged, she volunteered some startling information about herself: She makes her seafood salad with fake crab. “You need the imitation crab meat to make a good ...