Fish Roe Fritters

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    10-12

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Cuisines of Odesa: A Ukrainian Cookbook

By Maria Kalenska

Published 2026

  • About

You can find different types of fish with roe at different times of the year at Odesan markets. The season starts in April with herring roe and ends the following March with bream eggs. In Odesa, fish is still mainly sold whole, so if you want a fish, you’ll get the whole thing: complete with head, fins, and the roe. Nothing is wasted. This recipe was originally created out of necessity and maybe doesn’t sound that appealing to the uninitiated, but I guarantee that you’ll fall in love with