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The Mullet is one of the finest products that the sea can give generously to the Sardinians. The strong flavor makes you love or hate right away and usually the first meeting with the roe occurs during a lunch or dinner in the Sardinian land while sipping an aperitif is expected that the meal is served. The roe may be not only an excellent appetizer, served with olive oil, artichokes and celery cut fine, a great accompaniment to pasta and meat dishes, determining the success of the course.
As beloved by tourists and Sardinia Sardinia discover that a little 'for the event, few people know exactly what we mean when we refer to bottarga. The product is as old as the dawn of time and his work was taught by none other than the Sardinians by the Phoenicians, while recognizing the value of the ovary sac of mullet are taken in late summer, they decided to add salt, drying it and storing it.
The Mediterranean place will know this amazing product only with the Arab raids that did circulate the mullet everywhere. Even the name is of Arabic origin as the invaders called it battarikh, salted fish eggs. Degradation in roe is easily understood.
Today, given the numerous forgeries of what is rightly called the mediterranean caviar, the roe has been protected designation of origin. This will recognize the dignity of a delicacy in Sardinia packages from about three thousand years, that will brighten lunches and dinners strictly accompanied by fragrant Vermentino di Sardegna.
