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Fish roe

What it is

Fish eggs — a prized coastal and riverine food long before they were a luxury garnish.

Why your biology objects

A dense package of EPA and DHA, choline, B12 and vitamin D in a spoonful — exactly the brain-and-membrane nutrients the modern diet runs short on. Salt-cured caviar is high in sodium; otherwise a clean whole food.

Would your ancestors eat this?

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