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Kasutera kamaboko (カステラかまぼこ): What It Is, Ingredients & Origin

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kasutera kamaboko (カステラかまぼこ) is a Japanese food classified as castella, kamaboko. Ingredients listed for it include egg as food, fish as food.

Name in Japaneseカステラかまぼこ
Typecastella, kamaboko
Main ingredientsegg as food, fish as food

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