cod roe; salted pollack roe
Typically refers to salted walleye pollack roe, a common food item in Japan. Often eaten raw, grilled, or as a filling in onigiri.
For breakfast, I ate onigiri with cod roe inside.
This cod roe isn't spicy, so even children can eat it easily.
Usually written in kana; the most common and learner-friendly spelling.
Kanji spelling using 鱈 (cod) and 子 (roe); less common but still encountered.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; rare.
Mixed katakana-kanji spelling; rare.
Compound of 鱈 (たら, cod) and 子 (こ, child/roe).