Smeralda | Italian Whole Bottarga Grey Mullet Roe from Sardinia | Large Size 5 Oz

It’s a great product. I’ve bought it several times. It lasts forever, it tastes great, and it arrives promptly. I love the taste, but I discovered it when I was searching for a reliable, cheap source of omega-3s, which are hard to come by. This turned out to be cheaper than buying bpa-free canned sardines, and it’s a lot more versatile. Also, it’s even lower on the food-chain than sardines, so even less chance of mercury! It’s also high in selenium and vitamin D. This is tasty, healthy, and a good quality. I highly recommend it. I just eat a little plain, It’s like a sea-flavored cheese- but if you grate it into other food, it’s a very subtle flavor and just enhances whatever you add it to. Mmmm!

Alma is the only shipper I’ve purchased Bottarga from that cool packs it. Great product, shipped on time too.Highly recommend

I've purchased numerous varieties of bottarga from Supreme Bottarga (formerly Bottarga Bros) both direct and via Amazon. Flavors have varied but it's never been "bad", i.e., spoiled product. I went out on a limb and purchased from two other sellers recently. One was ok, but this one -- from Alma Gourmet -- was sickening. I tasted one bite and threw the rest out. It probably would've made me sick had I continued. Even before opening I knew something was off. I've never seen a piece of what sems to be skin (?) attached to the egg sack (see pictures). Also, the vacuum seal looked less-than perfect (also see pictures). The smell was off but the taste - oh, the taste - it was like the fish eggs you buy from bait shops to put on hooks for fishing. Atrocious. Like I said, I've had good bottarga, and it is fishy but not "off". This was "off". Avoid this seller and this product AT ALL COSTS! It is inedible at best, sickening at worst.

Package of 3 - each one was marked as 5.30 oz - but the posting said 6.0 oz each. Still a good buy but buyers want clarity in descriptions.

I purchased Bottarga several times before. This one is probably the best I had.As a not expert enjoyedFresh taste and smell with no signs of agingPerfect salt balanceComfortable drynessGoing to order it again for sure

My husband is from Sardinia and, living in the States, we had been missing botarga until I got the idea to look for it on Amazon where I found plenty to choose from. It was quite expensive, but we ordered it anyway. It arrived a day earlier than promised and was very well insulated, which was a good thing, since the ice pack had warmed and the botarga was barely cool. Next time, I will pay for two-day shipping if Prime isn't available. In any case, the botarga was excellent and were very happy with it.

I read an enthusiastic recipe for Pasta con la Bottarga in the New York Times and was inspired to order this essential (and quite expensive) ingredient. I tried the recipe twice and found it disappointing. I have enough bottarga left for a third try, but I have done better with Pasta con Grocery Sauce. You're welcome to try it perhaps with better results.

I Am actually Sardinian , lived my whole life there before moving to the US ..I tried many different brands , they where all pretty good .I found this about a week ago on my search , and I know the brand , its a very popular very good quality brand up in Sardinia ...I immediately ordered the 3 pack , I was very excited to get the bottarga I used to eat when I was little ...It finally came today , I am extremely disappointed.It got here and it looked fine , but it smelled terrible like rotten fish gone bad for months , and it was very wet inside the vacuum sealed bag as well ...I am sure I just got a bad badge at this point I’m not pointing fingers at my home city (Cagliari) for making the product , I think something went wrong either with the shipping or the storing of it in NY .Especially cause I know this to be the best bottarga out there , so something must have went very wrong ..It was literally rotten , had to wash my hands multiple times to get that smell out !