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1576:Katsuobushi
1521:Bombay Duck
1409:Pollock roe
1122:(in French)
895:'ᾠά τάριχα'
690:common ling
674:grey mullet
571:, and from
510:avgotaracho
392:grey mullet
382:Preparation
357:Simeon Seth
282:Simeon Seth
207:'ᾠοτάριχον'
109:grey mullet
1776:Roe dishes
1766:Appetizers
1710:Categories
1489:Dried fish
1480:and dried
1478:Dried fish
1143:75:138-148
1126:2023-01-16
1100:0060196513
1071:1566768896
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973:0520928318
952:030736979X
928:1409052486
860:ὠβά τάριχα
775:required.)
686:black drum
684:, or even
622:Mauritania
616:Mauritania
506:avgotaraxo
369:Nile Delta
329:Asia Minor
293:outarakhon
268:'botarghe'
176:'buṭarḫah'
1628:Stockfish
1516:Boknafisk
1400:(herring)
1277:full text
1255:full text
1195:full text
1172:full text
754:"botargo"
721:Elsewhere
698:Mar Menor
591:anchovies
581:Sardinian
553:Favignana
490:Martigues
484:poutargue
470:boutargue
457:Port Said
390:pouch of
361:ootaricho
229:'τάριχον'
190:'buṭariḫ'
138:Taiwanese
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1679:Musciame
1581:Keumamah
1571:Karasumi
1526:Bottarga
1496:Bacalhau
1398:Kazunoko
1393:Karasumi
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1233:"Haviar"
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967:, 2005,
922:, 2014,
876:, 1996,
668:and the
601:dishes.
595:crostini
584:butàriga
577:Sardinia
555:, Sicily
478:Provence
168:bottarga
132:karasumi
127:Japanese
101:Bottarga
32:Bottarga
1618:Piracuí
1613:Niboshi
1561:Gwamegi
1511:Bokkoms
1501:Baccalà
1482:seafood
1376:Sevruga
1371:Ossetra
1191:Affrica
954:, p. 39
884:, p.189
710:Florida
626:Senegal
442:Tunisia
436:Croatia
430:Croatia
417:Regions
408:beeswax
347:History
143:wuyutsu
111:or the
1664:Conpoy
1648:Yukola
1623:Sanyaa
1608:Mojama
1598:Kusaya
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646:Dalyan
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496:Greece
463:France
334:'αυγό'
312:'ὠβόν'
289:Coptic
183:بطارخة
172:Arabic
149:Korean
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1688:Misc.
1643:Vobla
1633:Taran
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1551:Eoran
1541:Daing
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1388:Eoran
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599:pasta
561:Italy
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514:Greek
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340:'ᾠóν'
318:'ὀβό'
241:Latin
197:بطارخ
154:eoran
72:Fish
1220:ISBN
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