“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” is an old proverb. “Imitation is the sincerest form of crab meat” is a saying that has been printed on several images. The saying reflects the fact that much of what is called “crab meat” is imitation crab meat.
   
“Imitation is the sincerest form of crab meat” was posted on Twitter by Jamie Capria on September 10, 2010. “Imitation is the sincerest form of crab meat” was posted on Twitter by raconteur on November 20, 2010.
     
“Imitation is the sincerest form of crabmeat” was posted on Facebook by Tracy Pierce on July 27, 2013. “Imitation is the sincerest form of crabmeat” was posted on Twitter by Dave from College(?) on February 4, 2018. “Imitation is the sincerest form of crabmeat” was posted on Twitter by Scott Linnen on April 20, 2018.
   
   
Wikipedia: Surimi 
Surimi (Japanese: 擂り身 / すり身, “ground meat”) refers to a paste made from fish or other meat. It can also refer to a number of East Asian foods that use that paste as their primary ingredient. It is available in many shapes, forms, and textures, and is often used to mimic the texture and color of the meat of lobster, crab, grilled Japanese eel and other shellfish.
 
The most common surimi product in the Western market is imitation crab meat. Such a product often is sold as krab, imitation crab and mock crab in the United States, and as seafood sticks, crab sticks, fish sticks, seafood highlighter or seafood extender in Commonwealth nations.
     
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Jamie Capria
@MrFornicator
Imitation is the sincerest form of crab meat.
12:07 AM · Sep 10, 2010·Twitter Web Client
   
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raconteur
@oBryan
Imitation is the sincerest form of crab meat.
5:00 PM · Nov 20, 2010·Twitter Web Client
     
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Scott Hardie
December 24, 2010 ·
Imitation is the sincerest form of crab meat.
 
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Faram ⌚
@ItzArtest
Imitation is the sincerest form of crab meat.
2:03 PM · Jun 27, 2011·TweetDeck
         
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Tracy Pierce
July 27, 2013 ·
Imitation is the sincerest form of crabmeat.
 
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Greg Dorris
@GregDorris
Imitation is the sincerest form of crab meat.
11:34 AM · Jun 4, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Dave from College(?)
@DavePanfilo
Imitation is the sincerest form of crabmeat.
12:26 PM · Feb 4, 2018·Twitter Web App
 
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Scott Linnen
@ScottLinnen
Imitation is the sincerest form of crabmeat.
7:05 PM · Apr 20, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Healthster
@healthsternow
Imitation is the sincerest form of crabmeat.
2:24 PM · Oct 4, 2018·Facebook
 
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Ladies Love Logan Lewis Ghoul James Eye
@ScootMcLew
Imitation is the sincerest form of crab meat
9:27 AM · Aug 8, 2020·Twitter for Android