Pollock roe, also pollack roe is the roe of Alaska pollock which, despite its name, is a species of cod. Salted pollock roe is a popular culinary ingredient in Korean, Japanese, and Russian cuisines.
Alaska pollack's liver (top, center), roe (left), and milt (bottom)
Pollock roe
Myeongnan-jeot sold in a market
Vacuum-packed myeongnan-jeot
Roe, or hard roe, is the fully ripe internal egg masses in the ovaries, or the released external egg masses, of fish and certain marine animals such as shrimp, scallop, sea urchins and squid. As a seafood, roe is used both as a cooked ingredient in many dishes, and as a raw ingredient for delicacies such as caviar.
Salmon roe (left) and sturgeon roe (caviar) (right)
Swedish Toast Skagen topped with cold-smoked salmon roe, on bread
Photograph of men harvesting and fertilizing salmon eggs from a female at a hatchery in Alaska by John Nathan Cobb (early 20th century)
Fried roe dish with vegetables