Karasumi
Sign in to savethumb|Karasumi drying in Tokyo Karasumi ( or wūyú zǐ () is a food item made by salting mullet roe pouch and drying it in sunlight. It is a softer analog of Mediterranean bottarga.
Key facts
- Japanese.hiragana
- からすみ
- Japanese.katakana
- カラスミ
- Japanese.kanji
- 唐墨、鰡子、鱲子
- Japanese.romaji
- karasumi
- Chinese.title
- Chinese name
- Chinese.c
- 烏魚子
- Chinese.p
- wūyú zǐ
- Chinese.poj
- o͘-hî-chí
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thumb|Karasumi drying in Tokyo Karasumi ( or wūyú zǐ () is a food item made by salting mullet roe pouch and drying it in sunlight. It is a softer analog of Mediterranean bottarga.
==Japan== Karasumi is a high priced delicacy in Japan and it is eaten while drinking sake. A theory suggests that it got its name from its resemblance to the blocks of sumi (inkstick) imported from China (Kara) for use in Japanese calligraphy.
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