Comments on: The Pasta Shop by Sakae – Affordable Wafuu Pasta

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:56:43 +0000

Hello from Japan! Mentaiko – honestly there is not so much taste by itself. It is the spicy version of tarako, and looks like tiny tiny red balls (Tarako looks like tiny tiny pink balls). They don’t really burst when you eat them, as ikura or salmon roe do.

In fact, the dominant tastes in a mentaiko pasta would be soy sauce, butter, a bit of spice and nori seawed. and EVER so slightly fishy. It is definitely not an acquired taste and as long as you prepare yourself for soy sauce/butter, there is nothing really challenging about it. We never have it with an egg though! It’s always served with slivers of grilled nori seaweed.

By: Myo Han Htun

Myo Han Htun — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:49:21 +0000

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MYO HAN HTUN

By: Veron

Veron — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:43:50 +0000

Wow, that sure sounds like a scrumptious plate of pasta! Thanks so much for the details! Now I can’t wait to try it :) But I still don’t know what mentaiko looks like or how it is used in a pasta. I know it’s roe. Is it used like garnish or something?

By: Munirah

Munirah — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:00:36 +0000

Hello veron! Ok actually I tried the mentaiko pasta at TCC. But I ask the chef to make it extra spicy! It taste good, there’s salmon and sunny side up egg on top and some vegetable for garnish…it’s fish egg or something…i don’t know

By: terence

terence — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:35:15 +0000

the food looks appealing :)

have a wonderful weekend! :)

By: Veron

Veron — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:27:04 +0000

Yeah! It’s pollack roe. I have no idea how it tastes though.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:40:26 +0000

That soft shell crab looks amazing! Who would have thought that it can be cooked with chilli crab sauce and still taste good? Your description makes my mouth water :P

Is mentaiko some sort of roe?