Pollock roe

Alaska pollock roe
Alaska pollock roe
	Alaska pollack's liver, roe, and milt
Korean name
Hangul	명란
Hanja	明卵
Literal meaning	Alaska pollock roe
Revised Romanization
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization	myeongnan
McCune–Reischauer	myŏngnan
Japanese name
Kanji	鱈子
Kana	たらこ
Revised Hepburn
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn	tarako
Russian name
Russian	икра минтая
Romanization	ikra mintaya

Pollock roe, also pollack roe (also known as myeongnan and tarako) is the roe of Alaska pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) which, despite its name, is a species of cod. Salted pollock roe is a popular culinary ingredient in Korean, Japanese, and Russian cuisines.

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