bottarga

At Maratti, bottarga, which is made from the dried roe of mullet or tuna, is not only shredded onto pasta, it is also spread on crostini to go with a spicy tartare of tuna and salmon and marinated cucumber.

Roman Charm and the Smell Of Truffles in a Town House 2000

For millennia in the Mediterranean, whole mullet and tuna ovaries have been dry-salted, pressed, and dried to make what’s now best known as bottarga there are almost identical Asian versions.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

For millennia in the Mediterranean, whole mullet and tuna ovaries have been dry-salted, pressed, and dried to make what’s now best known as bottarga there are almost identical Asian versions.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

Then, for a smoky, briny note he sprinkles Cassina Rosso's bottarga salt $20, theshopagora.com on a fish tartare, into a breadcrumb crust for seafood or atop a Bloody Mary.

Bits & Bites: (Italian) News You Can Eat 2011

Sample the local delicacy at one of the town's many restaurants or bring back a jar of tonno preserved in olive oil or bottarga, a dried roe that adds flavor to pasta dishes.

Monique Stringfellow: Sicily's Wild Western Coast Monique Stringfellow 2011

Try the fried eggs with bottarga and anchovy sauce.

An Insider's Guide to the Best of Milan 2010

Squid ($15-26), with squid ink tonarelli, calamari, bottarga (tuna roe).

Jay Weston: Ray Stark's Exciting Restaurant Opens at LACMA Jay Weston 2011

On Long Island, Ms. Lo shaves bottarga di muggine over the finished dish.

Braised Escarole With Seared Bay Scallops Kitty Greenwald 2011

Try the fried eggs with bottarga and anchovy sauce.

The Comfort of Strangers Leah Chernikoff 2010

In between there was an appetiser with a Sicilian delicacy, bottarga.

Never leave home without a bag of almonds 2010