Biology:Red caviar

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Short description: Caviar made from the roe of salmonid fishes
Ikura (salmon roe) on a sushi roll
Ikura don
Salmon roe butterbrot, typical Russian zakuski
Russian traditional blini with smetana and red caviar

Red caviar is a caviar made from the roe of salmonid fishes (various species of salmon and trout), which has intense reddish hue. It is distinct from black caviar, which is made from the roe of sturgeon.[1]

Red caviar is part of Russian and Japanese cuisine. In Japan, salmon caviar is known as ikura which derives from Russian word икра (ikra) which means caviar or fish roe in general.[1]

In Japanese cuisine, it is usually marinated in salt or soy sauce and sake. The seasoning used varies from household to household. Many families pickle red caviar using only soy sauce, but some use dashi instead of sake or mirin.[2]

Russians enjoy red caviar as an appetizer (zakuski) on buttered bread[3] or on a blini (Slavic pancake).[4] Caviar on blini may be paired with sliced salmon and champagne, especially on such occasions as Russian New Year's Eve.[5]

References

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  1. Bledsoe, G.E.; Bledsoe, C.D.; Rasco, B. (May 2003). "Caviars and Fish Roe Products". Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 43 (3): 317–356. doi:10.1080/10408690390826545. ISSN 1040-8398. PMID 12822675. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408690390826545. 
  2. Saeki, Hiroki; Shimizu, Yutaka; Takeda, Hirofumi (2022), "Fish roe products of Japan", Fish Roe (Elsevier): pp. 211–242, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-819893-3.00004-7, ISBN 9780128198933, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-819893-3.00004-7, retrieved 2022-12-09 
  3. UEDA, Tatuhiro (1951). "On the Theoretical Coefficients of Performance of Multi-Medium and Multi-Stage Compression Refrigerating Cycles". Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 17 (62): 78–83. doi:10.1299/kikai1938.17.62_78. ISSN 0029-0270.