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Tarako (鱈子?), in Japanese cuisine, is a salted roe food, usually made from Alaska pollock,[1] although tara (?) actually means cod in Japanese.

Tarako is served in a number of ways:

  • Plain (usually for breakfast)[2]
  • As a filling for onigiri
  • As a pasta sauce (usually with nori)

Traditionally, tarako was dyed bright red, but recent concerns about the safety of food coloring have all but eliminated that custom.[2] In Kyūshū, tarako is commonly served with red chili pepper flakes, possibly due to that region's historic ties with Korean culture.

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References

  1. ^ Hui, Yiu H. (2006). "Caviar and Fish Roe". Handbook of Food Science, Technology, and Engineering. CRC Press. p. 161–12. ISBN 0849398495. http://books.google.com/books?id=8STobgpiP6oC&pg=PT267&dq=tarako+roe&sig=ACfU3U0Kdo1zINWULlYh2hJbqd6YIs1-MA. 
  2. ^ a b Ashkenazi, Michael; Jacob, Jeanne (2003). "Major Foods and Ingredients". Food Culture in Japan. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 58–9. ISBN 0313324387. http://books.google.com/books?id=Ley_r5VldNUC&pg=PA58&dq=tarako+roe&sig=ACfU3U2nSCA6PM8HDbEJpGQddI93Wj0_Yw#PPA59,M1. 

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