I am always excited whenever there’s a Japanese food fair coz it gives me the opportunity to buy the fresh seafood frm Japan. At the recent Kyushu Fair, I bought spicy fish roe & some other stuff.
So for Sunday lunch, I made Mentaiko Pasta. It’s Mag’s fave too so I invited her over. We also had some grilled salmon and mackerel.
Was first introduced to this simple but yummy pasta dish by Is and I fell in love. Can’t have it too often though coz fish roe is expensive 
This is Is’ simple recipe. You can also try the one by Chubby Hubby too (which btw looks & prob taste way even better). I tried making the Mollet eggs but they turned out hard. Gotta try it again.
Mentaiko Pasta
2 fish roe (must be Japanese salted cod roe called tarako or karashi mentaiko)
spaghettini noodles (or finer)
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup heavy cream (or less)
1/4 sheet nori, cut into tiny tiny strips
* tarako comes in sausage-looking pieces. you can choose either the spicy kind (karashi mentaiko) or just plain tarako
1. cut open the casing on each piece of tarako and gently scrape or squeeze out the roe. discard the casings.
2. start your water to boil for the spaghetti.
3. melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. reduce heat to low and add roe, stirring until the color of the roe changes to a pale orange and then white if cooked longer.
4. stir in about half the heavy cream until well blended and heated through. As necessary, you can add the rest of the heavy cream.
5. turn off the heat and keep the sauce just warm.
6. cook the pasta to al dente.
7. drain pasta and toss with sauce (sprinkle on the nori over the top just before taking the plates to the table) to serve.
