Masago can be added to Asian dishes like noodles, rice, and sushi. It can also be incorporated into dips and used as a topping for fish. Masago or smelt roe are the edible eggs of the capelin fish.

It's not just any roe, either. "Masago comes from capelin (Mallotus villosus), which is a type of smelt fish," explains ...

Also known as capelin roe or smelt roe, it's a popular ingredient in some Asian dishes, most notably sushi. Capelin is a small foraging fish, about the size of a sardine, that frequents cold ...

21, 2011. The sushi roll was topped with orange-colored smelt roe, and black tobiko roe. Randall Benton Sacramento Bee file A popular chain of Sacramento-area sushi spots appears poised to replace ...

Break out the wasabi – sushi and “outrageous” cocktails ... avocado and asparagus, topped with smelt roe, spicy mayo and eel sauce, plus a stuffed lobster tail).

David Liu’s face lights up when he talks about the differences between masago smelt roe and ikura ... and orange salmon roe atop sushi rice; eel nigiri and pale pink seared salmon aburi nigiri ...

Sushi has come a long way since the days when eating raw fish and crunching the glass bead roe of smelt and flying fish seemed the stuff of urban legend lifted from Japanese snuff films.

At 242 Cafe Fusion Sushi in Laguna Beach ... spicy serrano chiles filling in for the stars and a cascade of reddish smelt roe spreading out like sunshine. Then there’s the Hug Me Hand Roll ...

Nearly all sushi restaurants in Syracuse list toro on ... of the oversized roll along with avocado. But Kyoko utilizes smelt roe, adding texture and a soft crunch. We could not place the flavors ...

smelt roe, and tobiko. Tai Makimomo  Snapper, shiso leaf, and sour plum make for a refreshingly modern, uncomplicated take on a roll. Owner Nobu Kidera is one of the first and best sushi chefs ...

This Roscoe Village favorite specializes in makimono (rolled things), such as the hamachi ebi tempura (yellowtail, shrimp tempura, smelt roe, avocado, cilantro, and jalapeño). Destination sushi ...