Karasumi is Japanese dried fish roe. Most of the fish roe you'll find at Japanese shops is actually from Taiwan (where it's called wuyuzi); you can also use Italian bottarga. Run a sharp paring ...

These small pancake balls filled with octopus are a popular street snack in Japan. They're topped with mayo, seaweed flakes, and dried fish shavings, or bonito flakes. Sugar is used to make these ...

A classic Italian dish of pasta aglio e olio - with garlic and oil - gets a Japanese twist when you add chirimen (dried tiny whitebait) and karasumi (cured, pressed fish roe - the Japanese ...

An aha moment came one day when he saw dried horse mackerel, whose recipe is introduced this week. Even those who cannot fillet a fresh fish can cook simply by placing a piece of dried fish in the ...

Japanese people habitually eat small fish, such as whitebait, Atlantic capelin, Japanese smelt, and small dried sardines. Importantly, it is common practice to consume small fish whole ...