Smoked cod’s roe paste

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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Essential Elizabeth David (Christmas)

By Elizabeth David

Published 2025

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Comforting as an alternative if you want a richer effect. Add thin cucumber slices and serve it with, eg, a light red or white Rhone.

Method

Jars of smoked cod’s roe can be bought these days from nearly any civilised grocer or fishmonger; it is food which makes a good-value last-minute buy for the Christmas weekend and after. Made into a