Italian Fish Roes

Bottarga is an Italian delicacy consisting of a dense, salt-cured fish roe from tuna, mullet, or swordfish that resembles a petrified sausage, as it is first left to harden and is then coated with beeswax. It has a salty flavor with a sil... READ MORE

Bottarga di muggine or mullet roe is one of the most renowned Sardinian foods. To prepare this delicacy, roe pouches of Mugil Cephalus, or flathead grey mullet, are first cleaned, cured in sea salt, pressed, then dried. ... READ MORE

Bottarga di tonno, or tuna fish roe, is a cured delicacy from the Italian region of Sardinia. Made with salted, pressed, and dried tuna fish roe, bottarga di tonno used to be considered a poor man’s food, but nowadays it is a luxuri... READ MORE

Caviar from Brescia is one of the most popular regional products, and the entire region has become the center of caviar production in Italy. Sturgeon farming started with white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus), but other species and caviars are ... READ MORE