Tobiko – Gunkanmaki. – [Sushi|Foodlore]

Description

• Tobiuo (Tobiko.)- “Flying Fish,” (Flying Fish Roe.) – Hiragana:とびうお, Katakana:トビウオ Kanji: 飛魚. 

• About: The sticky eggs of a tiny, lightweight, aerodynamic fish with long fins, which it uses to skip & glide for long distances it soars just above the surface it skips at lengths of 400+ meters! – Flying fish are mostly caught off the east coast of Taiwan, around march-april; where an annual flying fish fishing festival is held by the Dawu Indigenous! Although Tobiuo is not a traditional topping for sushi, Today, the sticky orange roe is frequently eaten as a substitute for Ikura (salmon roe.) identifiable by its smaller teeny-tiny eggs. It is easily dyed with ingredients like wasabi (green) or squid ink (black) to be various, vibrant colors. When dyed with citrus its often called “Golden Caviare!”  – How lux! – Tobiko roe is often served Gunkanmaki style and has a distinct grainy, popping texture when bitten into (put an quail or chicken yolk on top for fancier presentation!)