also: すずこ
salted salmon roe (in the skein)
Refers to salmon eggs that are still in the intact ovary membrane and salted. Contrasts with イクラ, which are the individual eggs separated from the skein.
See also: イクラ
I had rice topped with salted salmon roe for breakfast.
This salted salmon roe is delicious with a strong salty taste.
Standard kanji spelling for salted salmon roe still in the skein.
Alternate reading すずこ is dialectal or older; すじこ is the modern standard.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially in recipes and casual contexts.
The kanji 筋 (すじ) means 'line' or 'muscle', and 子 (こ) means 'child' or 'egg', referring to the eggs still connected in the skein. The reading すずこ is a dialectal variant.