Smeralda Italian Whole Bottarga Grey Mullet Roe from Sardinia 5 Ounce - Pack of 3

It’s a great product. I’ve bought it several times. It lasts forever, it tastes great, and it arrives promptly. I love the taste, but I discovered it when I was searching for a reliable, cheap source of omega-3s, which are hard to come by. This turned out to be cheaper than buying bpa-free canned sardines, and it’s a lot more versatile. Also, it’s even lower on the food-chain than sardines, so even less chance of mercury! It’s also high in selenium and vitamin D. This is tasty, healthy, and a good quality. I highly recommend it. I just eat a little plain, It’s like a sea-flavored cheese- but if you grate it into other food, it’s a very subtle flavor and just enhances whatever you add it to. Mmmm!

My husband is from Sardinia and, living in the States, we had been missing botarga until I got the idea to look for it on Amazon where I found plenty to choose from. It was quite expensive, but we ordered it anyway. It arrived a day earlier than promised and was very well insulated, which was a good thing, since the ice pack had warmed and the botarga was barely cool. Next time, I will pay for two-day shipping if Prime isn't available. In any case, the botarga was excellent and were very happy with it.

I've purchased numerous varieties of bottarga from Supreme Bottarga (formerly Bottarga Bros) both direct and via Amazon. Flavors have varied but it's never been "bad", i.e., spoiled product. I went out on a limb and purchased from two other sellers recently. One was ok, but this one -- from Alma Gourmet -- was sickening. I tasted one bite and threw the rest out. It probably would've made me sick had I continued. Even before opening I knew something was off. I've never seen a piece of what sems to be skin (?) attached to the egg sack (see pictures). Also, the vacuum seal looked less-than perfect (also see pictures). The smell was off but the taste - oh, the taste - it was like the fish eggs you buy from bait shops to put on hooks for fishing. Atrocious. Like I said, I've had good bottarga, and it is fishy but not "off". This was "off". Avoid this seller and this product AT ALL COSTS! It is inedible at best, sickening at worst.

Package of 3 - each one was marked as 5.30 oz - but the posting said 6.0 oz each. Still a good buy but buyers want clarity in descriptions.

Alma is the only shipper I’ve purchased Bottarga from that cool packs it. Great product, shipped on time too.Highly recommend

I purchased Bottarga several times before. This one is probably the best I had.As a not expert enjoyedFresh taste and smell with no signs of agingPerfect salt balanceComfortable drynessGoing to order it again for sure

Flavor OK but it was to drive it’s falling apart

I ordered the product on Friday and received the bottarga on Tuesday - fast delivery and it was nicely packaged with an ice pack which kept the food item chilled. The quality of the product is good, however, I received 6 split halves instead of 3 whole bottarga - so buyers be a bit cautious - whole bottarga is always of better quality and I've never seen them split like this in gourmet stores in Italy. The product looks nothing like the picture (i.e., not that big, slightly darker in color, and is split in half.) The weight is also less than a pound (more like 380 grams), but as a consolation, at least the product tastes good and is vacuum sealed. If you don't mind these shortcomings, I would say go for it since the product is reasonable. If however, you are a picky person, do shop around elsewhere to avoid disappointment.