In article >,
"James Silverton" > wrote:

> Omelet wrote on Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:29:01 -0600:
>
> >> REC - Poor Mans Caviar - RFC Cookbook page 7
> >>
> >> rec.food.cooking - cookbook - page 7
> >> Appetizers & Beverages
> >>
> >> Poor Man's Caviar (Aubergine Caviar)
> >>
> >> 2 medium aubergines (eggplants)
>
> > EW! I hate eggplant.
>
> > I'd use minced black olives.
>
> > I've eaten caviar and imho, the flavor of black olive is FAR
> > closer to cheap canned caviar than eggplant ever dreamed of
> > being. --
> > Peace! Om
>
> I've eaten the eggplant spread and there are a number of good Indian,
> Greek and Italian dips made from charred eggplant. There are also quite
> a lot of quite decent caviar substitutes made from various fish roes,
> like whitefish (usually tinted black) and salmon. The Japanese use
> sea-urchin eggs in sushi as well as salmon.

We used to live in California. I've had fresh sea urchin roe collected
right there on the beach, right out of the cracked open critter.

It's quite good actually.
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Peace! Om

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