Q.

Is all fish roe edible?

September 16, 2013
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A.

We can’t say.  There are probably varieties that, while technically edible, aren’t considered tasty.  There may even be varieties that are unsafe to eat for one reason or another.  There are simply too many types of fish roe out there to say for sure.

If you reply in the comments below with specific varieties you’re curious about, we can try to supply a better answer.

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8 Responses to “Is all fish roe edible?”

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    Emerson White says:

    Gar roe is said to be toxic. Some minnows, catfishes, sticklebacks (to small to get much roe off of) and tetrodonts (boxfish and puffers) may also produce poisonous roe.

    I suspect you did a google search to ask the question. The better way to do it would be to search (like me) for the converse. Ask if some fish eggs are toxic, and if they are then you have your answer.

    October 16th, 2013 at 1:06 pm
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    Matthew says:

    Hi Emerson,

    Thanks for pointing those out. We appreciate your input!

    Matthew
    MarxFoods

    October 28th, 2013 at 7:52 am
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    Dennis says:

    As I am only able to purchase frozen roe from hake, kingklp or yellowtail would you please advise if this is edible and how to prepare it. Thank you.

    December 9th, 2015 at 2:31 am
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    Matthew says:

    Hi Dennis,

    I’ve e-mailed you what I’ve been able to find out. Hope it helps!

    Matthew
    Marx Foods

    December 11th, 2015 at 12:43 pm
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    Darren says:

    Lobotes surinamensis, tripletail! Is their roe, good to eat? I mean damn,
    the flesh is magnificent!

    July 24th, 2016 at 5:33 pm
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    Matthew says:

    Hi Darren,

    I’m sorry to say that I’ve come up empty on information for you. I do want to try tripletail now though.

    Matthew
    Marx Foods
    Marx Foods.

    July 25th, 2016 at 8:38 am
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    jenna says:

    Hi, I was wondering if porgy eggs are edible?

    June 2nd, 2017 at 7:45 pm
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    Matthew says:

    Hi Jenna,

    Sorry I didn’t see your comment earlier. It looks like the blog’s comment notification system hasn’t been pinging me properly for the last couple of months.

    I’ve done some looking, and I’m afraid I can’t find anything on whether porgy eggs are edible. In other words, you’ve stumped me 🙁 Sorry I wasn’t able to help!

    Matthew
    Marx Foods

    July 24th, 2017 at 8:23 am


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