THE HUMBLE crab stick has been popular since the 80s tossed in salad, now they seem to have had a resurgence as people add them to ramen or seafood boils. The food has often been used as a cheap al… ...

Crab sticks, once the rage in the 1980s, still hold a special place on the snack list for many. Whether tossed into salads, rolled into sushi, or simply enjoyed on their own, people love them.

Crab stick salad is a Russian version of the dish known in the US and elsewhere as Crab Louie. It was devised by Soviet housewives in the late 1980s, when real crab meat was a distant luxury, and ...