Bottarga / Avgotaraho - mullet roe, at a stretch, Greece, Trikalinos

Mullet roe is an extremely popular and prized delicacy in the Mediterranean region and is known as bottarga or huelva de mujol in Italy and Spain. This Greek roe, known as avgotaraho, has been harvested from mullets in their natural habitat for over 150 years by the Trikalinos family and processed using a particularly gentle process. This results in the final product having a higher moisture content and a lower salt content. To maintain this, each individual piece is coated with a layer of real beeswax. Trikalinos bottarga is wonderfully balanced in aroma, flavor, and texture. It can be delicately sliced and enjoyed raw as an amuse-bouche, or used to enhance pasta dishes, risottos, or typical Mediterranean soups.