herring roe
Refers to the salted or dried roe of herring, a traditional Japanese food often eaten at New Year's.
Herring roe is indispensable in New Year's dishes.
I desalt the herring roe.
Standard kanji spelling.
Search-only katakana form.
Rarely used kanji form.
Developed from かどのこ, “herring roe,” from かど, a regional name for the herring, and 子, “roe; offspring.” The medial consonant subsequently changed, yielding かずのこ.