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Bottarga, uovo di tonno

Traditional Agri-food Product, on the national list of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture

Bottarga is salted, cured fish roe pouch, typically of the grey mullet or the bluefin tuna (Italian: bottarga di tonno). It is a feature of Italian cuisine; forms of the dish from other parts of the world include Taiwanese wūyú zǐ, which is softer, and Korean eoran, from mullet or freshwater drum. It has many names and is prepared in various ways. Due to its scarcity and involved preparation it is expensive and regarded as a delicacy.

No. 270 on the Sicilian list of Traditional Agri-food Products

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Sources: eAmbrosia, the EU register of geographical indications (names, type, registration dates); the national list of Traditional Agri-food Products of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, 11 March 2025 revision; Slow Food Foundation, Presidia in Sicily; texts and pictures from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Updated September 12, 2026.