Salmon roe at the Shiogama seafood market in Japan

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Roe is the fully ripe egg masses of fish and certain marine invertebrates, such as sea urchins and shrimp. As a seafood it is used both as a cooked ingredient in many dishes and as a raw ingredient. Salmon roe (eggs) marked for sale at the Shiogama seafood market in Japan. ... Salmon roe (eggs) marked for sale at the Shiogama seafood market in Japan. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Alchemy Ada Adventure Apartheid Abbreviation Airplane (disambiguation) Abduction Alder Anno Domini Air ABC (disambiguation) Ad hominem Afghan AD Aether Aba Anus Affinity Ai AZ Albinism Accumulator Binary Chess Computer Carbon Cow Cricket (disambiguation) Collection Convex Culture Ceramics Case Creation Crow (disambiguation... Wiktionary full URL is a sister project to Wikipedia intended to be a free wiki dictionary (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ... Look up Egg in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Egg has multiple meanings: The term is used synonymously with ovum, the female sex cell in animals and plants. ... Groups Conodonta Hyperoartia Petromyzontidae (lampreys) Pteraspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Thelodonti Anaspida Cephalaspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Galeaspida Pituriaspida Osteostraci Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) Placodermi Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) Acanthodii Osteichthyes (bony fish) Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish) Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) Actinistia (coelacanths) Dipnoi (lungfish) A fish is a poikilothermic (cold-blooded)* water-dwelling... Invertebrate is a term coined by Chevalier de Lamarck to describe any animal without a backbone or vertebra, like insects, squids and worms. ... Subclasses Euechinoidea Superorder Atelostomata Order Cassiduloida Order Spatangoida (heart urchins) Superorder Diadematacea Order Diadematoida Order Echinothurioida Order Pedinoida Superorder Echinacea Order Arbacioida Order Echinoida Order Phymosomatoida Order Salenioida Order Temnopleuroida Superorder Gnathostomata Order Clypeasteroida (sand dollars) Order Holectypoida Perischoechinoidea Order Cidaroida (pencil urchins) Slate pencil urchin (cidaroid) Group of black... Superfamilies and families Alpheoidea Alpheidae - snapping shrimps Barbouriidae Hippolytidae Ogyrididae Atyoidea Atyidae Bresilioidea Agostocarididae Alvinocarididae Bresiliidae Disciadidae Mirocarididae Campylonotoidea Bathypalaemonellidae Campylonotoidae Crangonoidea Crangonoidea Glyphocrangonoidea Galatheacaridoidea Galatheacarididae Nematocarcinoidea Eugonatonotidae Nematocarcinidae Rhynchocinetidae Xiphocarididae Oplophoroidea Oplophoridae Palaemonoidea Anchistioididae Desmocarididae Euryrhynchidae Gnathophyllidae Hymenoceridae Kakaducarididae Palaemonidae Typhlocarididae Pandaloidea Pandalidae Thalassocarididae Pasiphaeoidea Pasiphaeidae Physetocaridoidea Physetocarididae Procaridoidea... Seafood in Brussels, Belgium Seafood is any sea animal that is served as food or is suitable for eating. ... Cooking is the act of preparing food for consumption. ...

Caviar is the name for sturgeon roe consumed as a delicacy. Look up Caviar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Caviar is the processed, salted roe of various species of fish, most notably sturgeon. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Roe's use around the world

Japan

A variety of roe types are used in Japanese cuisine, including the following which are used raw in sushi: There are many views of what is fundamental to Japanese cuisine. ... Sushi variations with Kanji names behind. ...

• Ikura (いくら) - Salmon roe. Large reddish-orange individual spheres. Since salmon eggs are also used as bait, first-time sushi eaters who have experience fishing may be intimidated.
• Kazunoko (数の子/鯑) - Herring roe, yellow or pinkish, having a firm, rubbery texture and appearance, usually pickled. The roe is in a single cohesive mass and so looks like a piece of fish.
• Masago (まさご) - small eggs of the Capelin, orange in color
• Mentaiko (明太子) salted pollack or cod roe, spiced with powdered Chinese red pepper called togarashi (唐辛子). Surrounded by a thin, elastic membrane, mentaiko is usually pink to dark red.
• Tarako (鱈子) - Salted cod roe, often grilled.
• Tobiko (飛び子) - Flying-fish roe, very crunchy. Similar in appearance to masago, but deeper red.
• Uni (うに, 海栗, 海胆, 雲丹) - sea urchin roe, soft and melting. Color is an indication of quality and can range from orange to pale yellow.

The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow up to 58 long and 126 pounds. ... Family Clupeidae This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Binomial name Mallotus villosus Müller, 1776 This article is about the fish. ... This article is about the marine fish pollock, for other uses, see Pollock, Texas, Jackson Pollock, Pollock House and Pollock (movie). ... COD may refer to many different topics, including: Call of Duty, a World War II computer game distributed by Activision Carrier onboard delivery Cash on delivery Cause of death Chemical oxygen demand Click of death, an infamous symptom of a manufacturing defect in Iomega Zip drives Concise Oxford Dictionary Cod... The chile pepper (also chili or chilli; from Nahuatl chilli via Spanish chile) is the fruit of the plant Capsicum from the nightshade family (Solanaceae). ... It has been suggested that Net flux be merged into this article or section. ... COD may refer to many different topics, including: Call of Duty, a World War II computer game distributed by Activision Carrier onboard delivery Cash on delivery Cause of death Chemical oxygen demand Click of death, an infamous symptom of a manufacturing defect in Iomega Zip drives Concise Oxford Dictionary Cod... Genera Cheilopogon Cypselurus Danichthys Exocoetus Fodiator Hirundichthys Oxyporhamphus Parexocoetus Prognichthys The Execoetidae or flyingfishes are a marine fish family comprising about 70 species grouped in 7 to 9 genera. ...

Denmark

Lumpfish (stenbider) roe is used extensively in Danish cuisine, on top of halved or sliced hard-boiled eggs, on top of mounds of shrimp, or in combination with other fish or seafood. Another commonly eaten roe is that from the cod (torsk). Genera Aptocyclus Cyclopsis Cyclopteropsis Cyclopterus Eumicrotremus Lethotremus Lumpsuckers or Lumpfish are mostly small scorpaeniform marine fish of the family Cyclopteridae. ... Danish cuisine, like that in the other Scandinavian countries (Sweden and Norway), as well as that of northern Germany, its neighbor to the south, is traditionally heavy and rich in fat, being predominated by carbohydrates, meat and fish. ... Superfamilies and families Alpheoidea Alpheidae - snapping shrimps Barbouriidae Hippolytidae Ogyrididae Atyoidea Atyidae Bresilioidea Agostocarididae Alvinocarididae Bresiliidae Disciadidae Mirocarididae Campylonotoidea Bathypalaemonellidae Campylonotoidae Crangonoidea Crangonoidea Glyphocrangonoidea Galatheacaridoidea Galatheacarididae Nematocarcinoidea Eugonatonotidae Nematocarcinidae Rhynchocinetidae Xiphocarididae Oplophoroidea Oplophoridae Palaemonoidea Anchistioididae Desmocarididae Euryrhynchidae Gnathophyllidae Hymenoceridae Kakaducarididae Palaemonidae Typhlocarididae Pandaloidea Pandalidae Thalassocarididae Pasiphaeoidea Pasiphaeidae Physetocaridoidea Physetocarididae Procaridoidea... Groups Conodonta Hyperoartia Petromyzontidae (lampreys) Pteraspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Thelodonti Anaspida Cephalaspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Galeaspida Pituriaspida Osteostraci Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) Placodermi Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) Acanthodii Osteichthyes (bony fish) Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish) Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) Actinistia (coelacanths) Dipnoi (lungfish) A fish is a poikilothermic (cold-blooded)* water-dwelling... COD may refer to many different topics, including: Call of Duty, a World War II computer game distributed by Activision Carrier onboard delivery Cash on delivery Cause of death Chemical oxygen demand Click of death, an infamous symptom of a manufacturing defect in Iomega Zip drives Concise Oxford Dictionary Cod...

Turkey and Greece

Taramasalata is a well-known both as a Turkish and as a Greek dish. It consists of roe pureed with boiled potatoes. Taramasalata is a Greek and Turkish dish, often served as a meze. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ...

West Bengal and Bangladesh

Roe from the Hilsa fish is considered a superb delicacy in West Bengal and Bangladesh. However, the fish which carries roe becomes less tasty compared to the others. In this region, the roe of Rohu is also considered a delicacy and is eaten as fried or also as a stuffing within fried pointed gourd to make Potoler dorma. Hilsa, also pronounced Ilish is the national fish of Bangladesh and also relished in Indias Bengali and Oriya speaking populace. ... West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pościm Bôngo) is a state in the northeast of India. ... Labeo rohita, of the carp family, found commonly in rivers and freshwater lakes in and around the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia. ...