What Square Fish Cake Looks Like and is Made of

This is a fish cake I often use in a stir fry.
I bought this pack for about 1700 won. But fish cake prices range from 800 to 3000 won.

What it is made of and how it is made.

It is usually made of yellow corvenia (a type of fish) or squid. (Oily fish isn’t good to make fish cake.) The squashed fish flesh is kneaded with some salt, sugar, starch, and cooking wine then, steamed or fried.

fish cakefish cake 1 sheet

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15 Responses to What Square Fish Cake Looks Like and is Made of
  1. dhona
    April 3, 2011 | 4:23 am

    hi..
    i found a fish cake that is round and thick..can that be OK ?.do you think it would taste the same with the flat and thin one??

  2. tha
    April 1, 2010 | 5:58 pm

    thank….
    for your recipe

  3. ash
    May 29, 2009 | 2:09 pm

    please.. where can i find a pre-packed fishcake like this. im from manila philippines… is it only sold it korean restaurants or groceries?…

    DO u know any korean groceries herE? please..i want to try this one so bad..please contact me..

    • korkor
      October 2, 2010 | 9:32 pm

      sa tingin ko pareho lng ang fish cake na yan sa nabibiling fish strips ung mukhang dried sa sm meron,,yung ready to eat na.,tingin ko lng kasi naghahanap din ako nyan.

      • kathleen
        November 23, 2011 | 1:39 am

        parang fish ball yata yan pero mas masarap, ung fishball na high quality baka kalasa nyan…

  4. Christine
    October 18, 2008 | 4:31 pm

    Hi,

    Where can I find this flat fish cake? I live in Northern California and I’ve been looking around, but haven’t been able to find them. Usually the oriental grocery stores only carry the thick kinds, but they aren’t as good.

  5. Jen
    May 8, 2007 | 3:48 am

    Can anyone help with my question about the fish cake? I see it served as a side dish. My son loves it. What is the sauce that it is cooked in?

  6. sue
    April 26, 2007 | 1:41 pm

    Marian, Eomuk and odeng means the same thing, fish cake. Eomuk is Korean and odeng is Koreanized Japanese.

  7. Marian
    April 25, 2007 | 6:10 pm

    question, what is the difference between eomuk and odeng? eomuk is the fish cake itself, while odeng is with soup? is that right to say?

  8. sue
    February 17, 2007 | 11:58 am

    Hi Marielen,

    I couldn’t find an image of dilis on the internet so I don’t know what to expect.
    If it looks similar to dried anchovies how about you try them anyway? If you can’t get anchovies that might be the only option you have.
    The anchovies give the broth its deep fish taste, so another similar fish may be ok.

  9. marielen adasa
    February 16, 2007 | 9:23 pm

    Hi! i’ve been looking for authentic recipe for odeng or fish cake soup for a long time. I am from the philippines but i have some koreans friends that introduce me to this dish. I wanted to surprice them by making one at home so that i can make this for them once they come and visit my house. Is there any other substitute for the anchovies? becuase here in the philippines we have something simmilar we call it “dilis” would that be ok to use. Please give me more ideas on korean and japanese dishes that are easy to cook. thank you looking forward to your help.

    marielen adasa

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