What is that gob of small orange circles that comes in sushi rolls. Is it fish eggs???
2006-12-13 12:08:01 · 12 answers · asked by ms ambitious 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
its called flying fish roe, eggs. also called tobikko.
salmon eggs r the bigger ones. also called ikura.
salty but tasty and nutritious.
2006-12-13 12:32:02 · answer #1 · answered by chocolate_cat 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If it's real tiny(to the point where you can't really make out the little circles)... then it's called Tobiko - which is flying fish roe.
If it has more of a reddish-orange tint to it and you can make out the little tiny circles and when you bite into it, it's "crunchy" like.. you can actually kind of hear it popping, then it's Masago - which is capelin roe
If they are big.. like.. you can actually use a pair of chopsticks and pick each one up, then it's Ikura - which is salmon roe (or otherwise known as salmon/red caviar)
2006-12-14 12:46:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That would be right but it's actually called roe, and in Japan they use a different (egg) roe Salmon roe is used mostly in north America. That's just because it's harder to get the same roe than they use in Japan. The roe is smaller and i think a little sweeter, i have heard the trout eggs are good to but i have not tried that.
2006-12-14 10:34:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it's big orange "gobs", it's usually salmon eggs/salmon roe.
If it's the tiny orange balls (that look like pop rocks) it's usually flying fish roe.
Yum!
2006-12-13 20:25:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is, it is called roe. Depending on what it exactly looks like it could be the roe of a few different fish. I love it.
2006-12-14 01:42:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Salmon roe (fish eggs). I like the pop it makes when you bite them.
2006-12-14 02:56:01 · answer #6 · answered by Steve R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, since you say it's small, it's probably flying fish roe. So yes, they are flying fish eggs.
2006-12-13 21:33:21 · answer #7 · answered by The World Ends with You 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is fish or sea urchin roe or eggs.
2006-12-14 03:59:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
salmon roe, fish eggs
2006-12-13 20:14:53 · answer #9 · answered by zrogerz69 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It is. Enjoy!
2006-12-13 20:18:16 · answer #10 · answered by Presh 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋