Stand back, I've got bottarga and I'm not afraid to use it!

[little big al]

Except I'm not sure how. I was able to convince the counter woman to cut me off a small chunk ( about an ounce, or ten bucks worth) of tuna bottarga. Should I just grate it over some pasta ali olio or what?I've been curious about it ever since attending a great food fair in Certaldo, Italy, where the truffle folks and cheese people were giving out free tastes, but the bottarga man was only giving out free smells.

[mattstolz]

i want some! and grating it over pasta al olio would be my service of choice. second the toasted breadcrumbs

[hotoynoodle]

i love that stuff too!

[hotoynoodle]

as you know, the flavor is really strong, so yeah, pasta al olio would be perfect. some toasted breadcrumbs over top would be nice too.