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Language: Italian
Description: The roe of grey mullet (US: striped mullet) or tuna, preferably the former, dried, salted and then weighted until the liquid is expelled. It is usually sliced very thinly and served on toast or egg, or crumbled into a salad. It is also good with fresh fennel or shaved into pasta.
Pronounced: boht-TAHR-gah dee moogh-ghee-neh
Latin: Mugil cephalus
Gender: f
Ethnicity: Italian
Most frequent country: Widespread
Also known as: botarga, butarega, buttariga, ovotàrica, uovo di tonno
See places: Italian food and cuisine
See foods and dishes: grey mullet, pasta
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