00:00Many people think the crab sticks sold in supermarkets are made from real crab,
00:04but the actual ingredients inside surprise a lot of people.
00:08At the factory, workers take frozen blocks of ground fish paste,
00:12remove the outer packaging, and feed them into a machine that slices them into thin pieces.
00:17The fish is then transferred into a giant industrial mixing tank,
00:21where the ingredient blending process begins.
00:24Ingredients such as deep sea salt, ice, sugar, starch, and canola oil
00:28are added to improve texture, retain moisture,
00:31and create the chewy consistency of the final product.
00:35Next, surimi mixture is added to create the stringy texture that resembles real crab meat.
00:41After everything is thoroughly mixed, workers remove the mixture from the tank
00:45and pour it into a specialized popper.
00:48Part of the mixture is then blended separately with natural coloring,
00:51extracted from chili powder and red yeast rice
00:54to create the signature red outer layer of the crab sticks.
00:58The fish mixture is continuously pressed into thin sheets
01:02before the red layer is applied to the surface.
01:04These sheets then pass through a special rolling system
01:08that forms the fiber-like texture, similar to real crab meat.
01:12Finally, the crab sticks are wrapped in protective film,
01:15cut into smaller pieces, and fully packaged by automated machines.
01:20Do you like eating crab sticks?
01:21Thanks.
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