roes

Sushi bar delicacy

Roes is the plural of roe, meaning fish eggs—the mass of eggs found in the ovaries of female fish or the milt of males.

Roe is prized as a delicacy: salmon roe, flying fish roe, and especially sturgeon roe processed as caviar.

The chef garnished the dish with bright orange salmon roes.

delicacy

caviar

Cured fish eggs

umami · savor · palate · brine · cured · salted · garnish · appetizer · sushi · canape

seafood

salmon

Pink-fleshed migratory fish

mackerel · cod · lumpfish · paddlefish · shad · carp · mullet · pollock · whitefish · haddock

culinary

sashimi

Thinly sliced raw fish

  • sushiVinegared rice with toppings
  • nigiriHand-formed rice with topping
  • garnishDecorative food topping

topping · cured · smoked · pickled · seasoned · marinated · texture · pop · burst · pearls

spawn

eggs

Reproductive cells in shells

  • sacBodily pouch structure
  • membraneThin tissue sheet
  • clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox

hatch · fry · alevin · milt · fertilization · spawning · breeding · nursery · reproduction · incubation

Opposites
life cycle stage

roesspawners

Organisms that produce offspring

fry · fingerlings · milt

fish anatomy/product type

roesfish fillets

Trimmed, deboned seafood pieces

fillets · fish · whole fish · milt

Phrases
Family

roe

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G