As nouns the difference between tobiko and caviar
is that tobiko is a nigirizushi (hand-formed sushi) made with roe of flying fish while caviar is roe of the sturgeon or other large fish, considered a delicacy.
tobiko
Noun
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A nigirizushi (hand-formed sushi) made with roe of flying fish
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caviar
English
Alternative forms
* caviare
Noun
Roe of the sturgeon or other large fish, considered a delicacy.
Usage notes
* A citation from Jehan Palsgrave's 1530 text Lesclarcissment de la langue françoyse'' reads "Calver of saulmon, ''escume de saulmon.''". This possibly refers to caviar. If this is the case it predates by some 61 years the earliest usage (1591) of caviar documented in the ''Oxford English Dictionary.
Derived terms
* caviar to the general
* cowboy caviar
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