Omelet wrote on Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:06:31 -0600:

>> 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.

You are making me envious! I have heard of doing that with the rest of
the edible parts of a sea urchin but have never had the chance.
--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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