Milt

Milt
For the alternate meaning of "milt" as "spleen", see spleen. Milt is also the abbreviation for the orchid genus Miltonia.

Milt is the seminal fluid of fish, mollusks, and certain other water-dwelling animals who reproduce by spraying this fluid, which contains the sperm, onto roe (fish eggs).

Milt as food

Milt or soft roe also refers to the male genitalia of fish when they contain sperm, used as food.

In many cuisines, milt is served fried.

In Russian cuisine, herring milt (молока, "Moloka") pickled the same way as the rest of the fish, but eaten separately, sometimes combined with pickled herring roe.

In Japanese cuisine, the milt (白子 shirako 'white children') of cod (tara), anglerfish (anko) and pufferfish (fugu) are a delicacy.

In Sicilian cuisine, the milt of tuna is called "Lattume" and is used as a typical pasta topping.

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  • Milt — Milt, n. [AS. milte; akin to D. milt, G. milz, OHG. milzi, Icel. milti, Dan. milt, Sw. mj[ a]lte, and prob. to E. malt, melt. [root]108. See {Malt} the grain.] (Anat.) The spleen. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • milt — [milt] n. [ME milte, prob. < Scand (as in Norw milt, mjelte), altered (infl. by ON milti, spleen) < base of ON mjolk,MILK] 1. the reproductive glands of male fishes, esp. when filled with germ cells and the milky fluid containing them 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • Milt — Milt, v. t. To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • milt — /milt/, n. 1. the sperm containing secretion of the testes of fishes. 2. the testes and sperm ducts when filled with this secretion. 3. melt2. [bef. 900; ME milte, milt, OE milte spleen; c. G Milz, MD milte milt, spleen; akin to MELT2] * * * …   Universalium

  • milt — (n.) O.E. milte spleen, from P.Gmc. *miltjo (Cf. O.Fris milte, M.Du. milte, Du. milt spleen, milt of fish, O.H.G. milzi, Ger. milz, O.N. milti). Meaning fish sperm is late 15c …   Etymology dictionary

  • Milt — Milt, n. [Akin to Dan. melk, Sw. mj[ o]lke, G. milch, and E. milk. See {Milk}.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The spermatic fluid of fishes. (b) The testes, or spermaries, of fishes when filled with spermatozoa. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • milt — milt. См. сперма. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • milt — sb., en, e, ene …   Dansk ordbog

  • milt|er — «MIHL tuhr», noun. a male fish in breeding season …   Useful english dictionary

  • milt — ha·milt; milt·er; milt; …   English syllables

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