Slimy, white, and vaguely resembling brains, cod milt doesn’t look like anything you’d want to eat. It doesn’t sound like it, either, if you know what milt is: a male fish’s sperm sac—filled with ...

It’s cod-milt season, and if that doesn’t put a spring in your step, you’re probably not from Japan, where cod milt (or, to put it bluntly, cod sperm) is considered a rare treat along the lines of ...

Blackbird bartender Mary Rose Braun makes the most of a male fish’s sperm sac in her pisco-based drink. Pour some stout syrup into the bottom of a small cocktail coupe. Fill the tin of a shaker with ...

Let's get one thing out of the way right now: This is a story about cod semen and the people who love to eat it. Right now, fishing boats are pulling Pacific cod from the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska ...

Milt isn’t commonly served in the U.S., but it’s widely eaten in Japan. The best way to find milt in the U.S. is to work with a local fishmonger. Even though it can be a difficult ingredient to track ...

Let's get one thing out of the way right now: This is a story about cod semen and the people who love to eat it. Right now, fishing boats are pulling Pacific cod from the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska ...