Nicknamed the "French fry of the lake," smelt are a bite-sized ... there will be yellow eggs, called roe. If you're close to a sink and would like a more thorough clean, rinse the abdominal ...

MITO--Government and company officials here plan to turn Lake Kasumigaura, known for “wakasagi” smelt and “shirauo” icefish, into a caviar production center using the roe of locally farmed ...