Description
Ingredients: Hake roe (Merluccius merluccius), spicy olive oil (olive oil, garlic, and chilli) and salt.
The terms “spiced” and “spicy” are used pretty much interchangeably in the tinned fish world, to mean two different things: with a hot pepper (or hot pepper flavor), and with cloves/bay/carrot/hot pepper. There are many examples of both terms being used to mean both things.
We are so frustrated by how widespread this confusing inconsistent usage is that we’ve gone through our entire product line to correct the incorrect ones such that our description of “spiced” or “spicy” will always indicate which it really is, regardless of the packaging. “Spicy” = with hot pepper flavor. “Spiced” = with the cloves/bay/carrot/hot pepper flavors.
Frank Yang (verified owner) –
As described, this tin may lead you to believe it contains a savory, creamed, and spicy product. However, at first glance and taste, you are met with a rather neutral (perhaps, neutered?) experience. The roe remains intact, and the flavor is mild. A slight ocean taste, tickled by a bit of clean olive oil, follows each familiarly roe-full bite. Think of this tin as a lighter, more organic approach to caviar.