On the next day, frozen surimi was tempered by keeping at room temperature for 1 h,
until the core temperature reached 0°C to 2°C. The surimi was then cut into small pieces
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with an approximate thickness of 1 cm. Chopped surimi was placed in a mincer and mixed
with 3% salt (73% surimi moisture content