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. ...still used in much of the world (the largest producer is India). . As an ancient grain, it is much like millet, which I had confused with milt -- which isn't a grain at all. Milt is spilt on the ocean floor by horny molluscs n' fish n' such. . E-W-W-W-W-W!!! TOO MUCH INFORMATION!!!! TOO MUCH INFORMATION!!!! OWWIE-OWWIE-OWWIE-OWWIE-OWWIE-OWWIE-OWWIE-OWWIE-OWWIE . From Wikipedia: Milt or soft roe also refers to the male genitalia of fish when they contain sperm, used as food. In many cuisines, milt is served fried. In Russian cuisine, herring milt is pickled the same way as the rest of the fish, but eaten separately, sometimes combined with pickled herring roe. In Japanese cuisine, the milt (白子 shirako 'white children') of cod (tara), anglerfish (anko) and pufferfish (fugu) are a delicacy. . OWWIE-OWWIE-OWWIE-OWWIE-OWWIE-OWWIE-OWWIE-OWWIE-OWWIE . . Once again, I took things too far and discovered "pickled dinkel". . I'm sorry. . I'm so very very sorry. . . . . . . . . No, I'm not. .
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