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COD CAVIAR [1 record]

Record 1 2018-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
DEF

Fish roe prepared like caviar, sometimes dyed; the final salt content usually 6% or more; principal species used are lumpsucker, bream, coalfish, cod, carp, herring, mullet, pike, tuna.

OBS

The designation usually is preceded by the name of the fish, e. g. cod caviar, lumpsucker caviar; in some countries the country of origin is indicated, e. g. German caviar(Deutscher kaviar).

OBS

Packed and marketed like caviar.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
DEF

Œufs de poisson préparés comme le caviar, au besoin colorés; la teneur finale en sel est généralement d'environ 6 %; les principales espèces utilisées sont : le lompe, le pagre, le lieu, le cabillaud, la carpe, le hareng, la muge, le brochet, le thon; elles doivent figurer sur l'étiquette.

OBS

Par exemple, caviar de cabillaud, caviar de lompe, etc; certains pays indiquent la contrée d'origine: caviar allemand («Deutscher kaviar»).

OBS

Commercialisé comme le caviar.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos del mar y de agua dulce (Ind. alimentaria)
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