Smoky & Umami-rich
Smoky & Umami-rich

Smoked Mentaiko (Cod Roe)

$8.50

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Highlights
  • An umami-rich taste of the sea
  • Salt cured and smoked for added depth of flavor
  • A perfect drinking snack!

Mentaiko is a traditional Japanese dish made from cured cod or pollock roe (fish eggs). It is a popular filling for onigiri or topping for rice, and it makes a great drinking snack (ostumami). This mentaiko is make with cod roe, which is salt-cured and marinted before being lightly smoked using sakura (cherry blossom) chips. The resulting dish has a flavor that will remind you of the sea, with perfectly balanced umami flavor.


ALSO FEATURED IN OUR FOODS THAT PAIR WITH ALCOHOL: "OTSUMAMI" PACKAGE

Size: 20g
Storage: Refrigerate after opening and use as soon as possible.
Ingredients: Cod roe, salt, sugar, fish sauce, mirin, shredded bonito shaving, kelp, chili peppers

DISCLAIMER:

We provide ingredients and common allergens based on the packaging as a reference only. Please consume with caution based on your own individual health concerns as we cannot guarantee the presence or lack of certain ingredients, allergens and/or animal products.

Suggested Uses: Enjoy as is! You can also use this as a topping for a rice bowl, as a filling for onigiri (rice ball), or on crackers.
Substitutions: Substitute this for another bar snack when having a relaxing beer or cup of sake.
Producer: Minato Suisan
Prefecture: Miyagi


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Smoked Mentaiko (Cod Roe)

$8.50

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Julianna Thibeault

Delicious!!!

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Gifted

I gave this to some friends as a gift. They loved it.