Tribute Crab

What’s up with imitation crab? Is it a knockoff crustacean who acts like a crab? But who would want to pretend to be a crab?  If they want to be a crab what must their life be like? To put this in perspective, you don’t see humans imitating Don Rickles. Nobody imitates that crab.

Or is it some man made creation that is supposed to taste like crab? Is this how we get our kids to eat crab? “Timmy, that’s imitation crab, I think you’ll like it.”

Are there imitations of other foods? Why, for instance, don’t we see imitation beef? (What do you mean, go to McDonald’s?)

I think the only time it’s OK to have imitation crab would be when you’re going to one of those tribute band concerts where the guys dress up and imitate The Beatles. Go get some fake meat after the fake concert. You can fake having a good time.