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You already know masago. You’ve been eating it for years on California rolls and spicy tuna without once thinking about what it was. Now you want to cook with it. Good idea. Masago in sushi isn’t complicated. Once you understand…

You’ve had it. Probably without knowing what it was called. That pale orange sauce drizzled over a spicy tuna roll, pooled under a piece of crispy tempura, or dotted across a poke bowl at the place you keep going back…

You’re staring at the sushi menu. Two rolls, both described as “fish roe.” One costs three dollars more. You order the cheaper one and wonder, briefly, if you just missed something. Here’s the truth: masago vs tobiko is one of…