Soft Eggs with Salmon Roe
Cook the eggs slowly in butter until just set. Fold once, spoon into a warm bowl, then finish with roe, dill, cracked pepper and rye.
What is required +
- Pasture-raised eggs
- Cultured butter
- Salmon roe
- Fresh dill
- Dark rye
Roe first. Everything else follows.
Put the good
eggs first.
I use roe to fight weight. In my home. A meal has a center, and roe occupies it.
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01 / The method
Roe is not a garnish.
It is the center.
Begin with the roe. The rest of the plate has work to do: something warm, something cold, something crisp, something that absorbs what remains. This is how I eat. Disapproval has not altered the recipe.
- 01
- Choose the roe
- 02
- Give it surroundings
- 03
- Do not hide it
02 / This week
This is enough for now.
Three recipes. The ingredients are listed.
Roe-Crowned Smashed Potatoes
Boil, press and roast the potatoes until the edges shatter. Add cold crème fraîche, trout roe, chives and finely grated lemon zest.
What is required +
- Yukon Gold potatoes
- Crème fraîche
- Trout roe
- Lemon
- Chives
Cold Cucumber & Black Roe
Blend cucumber, yogurt, dill and salt until smooth. Chill thoroughly. Pour into cold bowls and add black roe and olive oil at the last moment.
What is required +
- English cucumber
- Whole-milk yogurt
- Lumpfish roe
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Fresh dill
03 / In practice
“There was a time before breakfast had roe in it. I remember it, but not clearly.”
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Inês Vale
Creative director · Lisbon
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Mara Okafor
Studio founder · Lagos
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Elian Sato
Editor · Kyoto
04 / Standing orders
Keep roe in the house.
The house recommends three standing orders. Choose according to appetite and available refrigeration.
01ROE Caviar SubscriptionArrives every two weeks, four weeks, six weeks or two months.
02The Caviar Co. ClubMonthly, quarterly or twice a year.
03Fulton Fish MarketFish for the days between roe.
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