Roe

Roe are the eggs or spawn of a female fish, also called hard roe. Caviar, the most sought after roe, is from the sturgeon. Lesser but still delicious roe can come from salmon, trout, herring, flying fish and lumpfish. Taramasalata is ideally made with the roe of the grey mullet, as is botargo, which is salted, pressed and dried roe. Roe is eaten fried in Europe, and in Japan it is used for sushi. Soft roe is the sperm (or milt) of a male fish.