S & B Japanese Spicy Cod Roe Mentaiko Spagetti Sauce, 1.85 Ounce (Pack of 6)

Tasty when having a craving. I suggest adding tobiko for a better pop. Kinda spendy. They are for individual serving packets.

I have been buying mentaiko spaghetti sauce from Japanese groceries as I can find it. The packages are usually either single serving or family size, so opening the bag and realizing that each pouch contains two single servings was a nice surprise. The flavor is just as I remember from Japan and each serving is just the right size for a bowl of spaghetti. It's quick, easy to use and the only clean-up required is the spaghetti pot, the bowl and fork. I love taking cooked spaghetti to work, heating it up and then mixing in the mentaiko sauce. Yummy with just enough heat. On the days that I want more heat I either use less spaghetti or a second packet. I'll be buying lots of this in the future.

my favorite spagetti sauce

Good stuff, very good stuff. The sauce is not dehydrated, rather, it is a thick paste which thins just a bit as it mixes with the little bit of water that still clings to the pasta. There's just the right amount of sauce in one packet to coat 3 1/2 ounces of spaghetti, which filled up a medium-size soup bowl - just right for lunch. The toppings packet contains dehydrated chives which seemed kind of tasteless to me; next time I'll substitute fresh sliced green onions or Nori flakes (other reviewers have noted that the toppings packet used to be Nori but the manufacturer switched to chives). As to how spicy this is: I like spicy-hot foods, and to me the sauce has a mild, pleasant burn that really complements the sauce's fishy/salty/creamy flavor. My wife, however, is very sensitive to hot foods and would not be able to eat more than a couple bites of this.If you're like her, get the manufacturer's non-spicy (tarako) version; if you're like me, this is the one you want. Enjoy!

wow it is so good 11 out of 10 highly recommend the spice is perfect and Im not that in to hot spice.

I loved this mentaiko flavor so much so I’m repeating to buy it more than five times, but the last order that I received was Tarako flavored instead of Mentaiko. So I no longer buying it from here.

If you want mentaiko pasta, this is it. The package says use 100g of pasta, but it's a bit salty so you could use 110 or even 120g for one serving. Mentaiko (karashi mentaiko) is seasoned with red hot pepper, but it's not too spicy -- you can always add a bit of butter before eating if you think it's too hot. I was a little surprised when my topping packet only had dried chives in it, since the photo on the packaging shows nori as well. I think the non-spicy tarako version has the nori topping. Either way, this is delicious, and I can add my own nori.

Super tasty and easy to make!