What I Ate Wednesday / 06
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014
WHAT IS THAT? You may ask. It’s one of the yummiest things in the world that is so uniquely Japanese. It’s simply a marinated cod roe and it’s DELICIOUS! They come in a variety of flavours, and besides the original, I’ve encountered the spicy ones, the ones with seaweed and lemon flavoured ones.It’s traditionally eaten with onigiri or you can have them on sushi… but recently I’ve tried them on their own as well, and I loved it. It’s pretty salty, with a crunchy texture… feels like a combination of bubble and sand on the tongue. Strange, but yummy.
Mentaiko is most popular in Fukuoka where they sell them in boxes like the ones above. Those were pretty pricey as they’re packed in pretty boxes and meant to be given as gifts. If you try the supermarkets and local mentaiko specialty stores, you might get them at a steal. I got mine in Fukuoka for 500 yen （～SGD6) and they kindly packed mine in a little cooler film so I could take them back on my flight back to Narita!
I love mentaiko sauce on EVERYTHING. Grilled scallop, blow torched salmon sushi, prawns, pasta… you name it! I can probably get the sauce at NTUC Finest in Singapore, but they are so ridiculously expensive. Perks of my job: I get to go to Japan itself to stock up! Heh. Heh. Heh.
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