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I just fry em up...tastes pretty good...the texture is funky thoI reccomend trying them at least once
perch eggs are okay no on the pike
This is actually my first pike of the season... got it on a tip-up. I opened her up and found a LOT of eggs... see pic below. I actually had no intention of keeping this fish, but she swallowed my bait fish and hook... there was no saving her. Does anyone eat these?Apparently, they are a delicacy and potentially valuable... $100/pound?? I'm sure there are many types of pike roe... check out this link:http://paramountcaviar.com/ViewProductDetails.aspx?ProdID=34(Image removed from quote.)
Well, I had some good comments here, so I thought I would offer my "report". I tried to fry them - like I would perch eggs - but the skeins didn't stay together like the perch ones do. So, I ended up with quite a mess in the frying pan... some parts over-cooked and some parts under-cooked. So I basically ruined them. Someone said the texture is like cous cous... I see what you mean, so I would agree with that.I want to try again, though. Next time I will sort of "scramble" the eggs and make, uh, scrambled eggs by mixing with milk and a touch of oil. I might try to season them somehow too.Now all I gotta do it catch another one. I haven't had much luck this year. I went back to the same spot where I got this one and not one flag in two trips for several hours. I think I need a new pike fishing spot... I know of a couple I could try 8)