Anyone else like Cod Roe?

I can eat any offal from an animal, liver and kidney etc.
But I'm not all that keen on fish....I heave at the smell

seriously folks when I was a kid I heaved as malcolm put it at fried tomatoes and celery sticks, could not face that at any cost - now 60 yrs later love them - you will stop heaving in the end! tell us about what happened to you as a boy with fish!!

The only fish I ate as a boy was battered cod from the chippie.
We were very poor and I was orphaned at 14 when my father died, my mother having died when I was eleven.
No home cooked food for me and my dad, we lived on toast and jam, pies and chips

Oh Malcolm, how sad.  So very sorry.  What happened to you after you lost your Dad?  Do you have siblings?

Sorry once again, I do not mean to pry...

malcolm wrote:

The only fish I ate as a boy was battered cod from the chippie.
We were very poor and I was orphaned at 14 when my father died, my mother having died when I was eleven.
No home cooked food for me and my dad, we lived on toast and jam, pies and chips

thanks for sharing - once again a story of adversity to success - wouldn't it be nice if we could all meet for coffee and a beer somewhere in UK I assume - or maybe spain would be better - now who do we know who lives in spain??

If I have a big win on our lottery this year and I mean big - I'll fund it!!

I managed to get cod roe yesterday - never known it be so rare.

I boiled it, allowed it to get cold, peeled the skin off (the dog likes that), mashed it, added salt & pepper and an egg. Mixed all to a soft batter then shallow fried small cakelets. Just had them for breakfast with just a smidgen of vinegar.

Excellent!!!

I am literally allergic to cucumber and get a severe gastric reaction if I eat any. It's daft I know because in must be 99% water - but there is some compound in there that upsets my system.

If I buy a sandwich and find cucumber in it - I can't just remove it. The slightest trace left behind and I'm in trouble.

My wife loves cucumber but has to be careful with it - separate cutting board for example.


Back on topic with fish roe - I never eat it and even avoid caviar when being entertained at a "posh" party.

That sounds interesting, pops-, [without the vinegar for me though].

My prep is very basic - once boiled they would be dipped in whisked egg then breadcrumbs and gently either shallow or deep fried. 

We usually buy a good quantity when available; then once boiled and packed in suitable sized amounts, they are frozen.  That extends the season somewhat!  :;smile:

I know lots of people like cod roe.... but not for me!
When l think back to when l was younger and how l used to eat the marrow out of bones! Yuk, l feel sick!

Artangel wrote:

I know lots of people like cod roe.... but not for me!
When l think back to when l was younger and how l used to eat the marrow out of bones! Yuk, l feel sick!

 Hi Art

Nice to see you x

Artangel wrote:

I know lots of people like cod roe.... but not for me!
When l think back to when l was younger and how l used to eat the marrow out of bones! Yuk, l feel sick!

when I was a nipper we couldn't afford bones even - ma used to send us around to the local cobbler to get a few pieces of old leather to chew on!

You were lucky.

We had to eat Coal   All those mines in Wales 

well 'mines' a pint of black gold payed with the sweat of black coal? yakky dah! heh you used to play good rugby once wot oh!

davo wrote:

well 'mines' a pint of black gold payed with the sweat of black coal? yakky dah! heh you used to play good rugby once wot oh!

 Only the Welsh know how to play Davo. Is there anyone else 

Artangel wrote:

I know lots of people like cod roe.... but not for me!
When l think back to when l was younger and how l used to eat the marrow out of bones! Yuk, l feel sick!

Parents of my era had trouble feeding their children due to shortages and rationing. That's maybe why we were given all sorts of strange things to eat that we wouldn't eat now. One of these was brains on toast. It was probably first-class nourishment and one of the best foods available at the time. I was OK with eating it until I was old enough to really think about what it was, then I couldn't eat it anymore. Good old Mum and Dad though, they did what they could for us during hard times.

Anyway, back to the present day. I can eat cod roe without a problem. I usually shallow fry it in olive oil and have it with chips, along with either baked beans or peas.

I am not sure I have ever eaten cod roe to be honest. Mostly sardines