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COD ROE [5 records]

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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Record 2 2018-03-09

English

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

Norwegian canned product from fresh cod liver and cod roe, minced and mixed, salt and spices added.

French

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

Produit norvégien en conserve, fait de foie et de rogue de morue frais, hachés et mélangés avec du sel et des épices.

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-02-21

English

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

Code roe. The roes are the eggs from mature female fish. A full roe consists of two lobes joined together by membrane, the eggs being held together in translucent skin. They can vary in colour from pink to deep red.

OBS

cod roe : term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • cod roes

French

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

Les œufs de morue sont vendus frais, cuits à l'eau, fumés, en conserve, congelés, salés ou sous forme de caviar de morue et de saucisse de rogue de morue. Ils sont aussi vendus frits, chauds ou froids.

OBS

œuf de morue : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • oeufs de morue

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-08-01

English

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

Pacific Cod. We produce different types of cod block products such as skinless, boneless cod block, pin bone out and mince blocks, headed and gutted fish and roe. The cod block generally does not require further reprocessing...

French

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

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-02-26

English

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

canned or frozen cod roe, mixed with edible oil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
OBS

[Vendue] mélangée avec de l'huile, en conserve ou congelée.

Spanish

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