Cod Sperm...yeah or neah?

Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
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It’s a delicacy in Japan and featured at a local sushi joint:

http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2013/02/sperm_cod_milt_hamasaku.php

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I’ve had it…not a fan. Maybe an acquired taste.

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Insert requisite wife joke here…

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I love this little line in the article: “He’s the spunky guy responsible for the sperm.”

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How do they decide who has to give the fish the handjob? [scratch.gif]

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It’s OK. Worth a try, particularly if cooked (I had them raw once and didn’t think much of them, but poached were fine). Kind of soft brain in texture

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I’ll take eggs over sperm any day, thank you.

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You can also find it locally at Kiriko and Shunji.

Going to catch a lot of crap for this but I’m a fan. It does taste like soft brain/sweetbreads.

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Had some at Urasawa a couple weeks ago; I think I had some in Kyoto too. Both times it was within a larger dish and I found it somewhat unremarkable.

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God no kidding… [cheers.gif]

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Could be a blow fish…

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Nice [welldone.gif]

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Actually had this last night at Tomo (http://www.tomorestaurant.com/) here in Atlanta. It was lightly fried and quite tasty. This is the second time that I’ve had it.

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Had this a couple months ago here in a local sushi joint. Sushi chef barely speaks English and my wife and I both heard Cuttlefish. I was commenting that I had cuttlefish and we probably misheard. I finally asked the waiter and he said, “Shirako”. He hesitated and finally said, “It’s Cod Sperm.”

Tasted like a brain. Interesting to try and at least it speaks to the quality of the restaurant.