39579 Wed Sep 14 03:12:37 -0700 2005 9 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 188387 I am looking for advice on which market in Chinatown ( if any) to buy fresh tobiko and other types of roe for making sushi at home? Thanks. Wed Sep 14 03:12:37 -0700 2005 0 Workinggirl 1 188389 You'll have better luck at a Japanese fish market than in Chinatown. Not hard to find --- Yum Yum Fish or the places in Japantown. Wed Sep 14 03:38:18 -0700 2005 188387 0 Melanie Wong 1 188411 The japanese market on the corner of webster and post (the one that used to be Maruwa) still carries fresh sushi grade fish and roe. They had tobiko, ikura and masago last time i was there. As well as green shiso leaves. Wed Sep 14 12:37:18 -0700 2005 188387 0 Jupiter 2 188413 The name of the market on Post and Webster is now Niji-ya and it's probably your best bet in San Francisco. There's another Niji-ya in Mountain View (and one opening in San Mateo in Oct) as well as Suruki in downtown San Mateo and Mitsuwa in San Jose/Santa Clara. All would carry tobiko. Wed Sep 14 12:44:58 -0700 2005 188411 0 Wendy-san 1 188417 The Korean market just outside of SF (Kukjhe) in Daly City has tobiko / masago in a large sized container (around $5) tho in the frozen section. Wed Sep 14 12:56:26 -0700 2005 188387 0 KK 1 188458 I didn't think tobiko could be "fresh." By definition, isn't it preserved/salted flying fish roe? Wed Sep 14 15:15:54 -0700 2005 188387 0 kimchi 2 188465 Yes. Though once thawed it can get stale. Since people are mentioning places outside of SF, I'll note that it's cheap at Berkeley Bowl. They have both plain (orange) and wasabi (green), and big containers in the freezer if you ask for them. Wed Sep 14 15:32:58 -0700 2005 188458 0 Robert Lauriston 3 188531 I think I noticed a third kind at Berkeley Bowl - black, dyed with squid ink? That may have been at Tokyo Fish Market. B. Bowl also has several other types of roe, but unfortunately not salmon which is my favorite kind. I recommend Tokyo Fish Market, also in Berkeley but up on San Pablo around the Gilman area, for roe. They have tobiko and salmon roe (ikura?) and they recently added yuzu-marinated tobiko (SO GOOD) and either wasabi or squid ink ones. Okay, I think it was there that had the black ones, because I remember them explaining to me that that tobiko didn't really taste different whereas the yuzu one was citrusy. (which i knew.) I think it's $3.50 for a small cup (an ounce or two) of tobiko, and $5 for ikura. And well worth it - I use them as toppings for scrambled eggs as well as eating them straight out of the container, and they both last me at least two weeks that way in their tiny little cups. (Tokyo Fish Market also has tons of wonderful sushi-grade seafood and fabulously informative and helpful staff, as well as lots of other food - in fact they just expanded into a larger space at the same location and are probably even better than before.) Wed Sep 14 18:32:50 -0700 2005 188465 0 Todd Lemon 1 188474 Thanks. I will head to these places and see which one is the best. Wed Sep 14 15:40:05 -0700 2005 188387 0 Workinggirl 1 188494 Nijiya in Japantown is your best bet. I'd avoid chinatown for anything eaten raw. Wed Sep 14 16:45:38 -0700 2005 188387 0 J Dizzle