| Common name | Kazunoko |
| Language | Japanese |
| Type | Market |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
| Country | Japan |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990 |
| Life stage | product |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
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| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Herring roe: a) immersed in sea water, washed, then dried (Hoshi-Kazunoko); b) immersed in sea water, washed, then drained and salted in brine or in dry salt (Shio-Kazunoko). |