seafood analogue
nounUK /ˈsiːfuːd ˈænəlɒɡ/
US /ˈsiːfuːd ˈænəlɔːɡ/
A food made to look and taste like fish or shellfish but made from other things.
The restaurant serves a seafood analogue made from soy and seaweed.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A plant-based product designed to mimic the texture and flavor of shellfish.
Vegan sushi often uses a seafood analogue in place of shrimp.
3. A processed food item such as surimi that imitates lobster or crab meat.
The salad was topped with a seafood analogue that looked like crab.
4. Any lab-grown or synthetic product intended to replace conventional seafood.
Startups are developing a seafood analogue from cultivated fish cells.