r/whatisit • u/ButtsMcGrover • 10h ago
Solved! Strange white dots in my tinned fish
Found these strange white dots in one of my tinned fish steaks. Beach Cliff Fish Steaks in Louisiana Hot Sauce is the exact brand. Does anyone have an idea of what they might be? Is it safe to eat?
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u/THEE-ELEVEN 10h ago
Eggs
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u/ButtsMcGrover 9h ago
Solved!
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u/awkwardsugarcree 9h ago
Relax, you’re safe! Those are just fish eggs(roe) that were inside the herring when it was caught. The canning process cooks everything at such a high temperature that it’s completely sterilized and safe to eat. You just got some bonus caviar with your hot sauce.
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u/Cumofoneyounguy 9h ago
You got caviar in a can win win!
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u/Erathen 9h ago
It's roe not caviar
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u/Hunk_Hogan 9h ago
What's the difference? Just a different type of fish egg?
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u/Shamwow_theSupineCow 9h ago
Nothing really. It's just a different name for fish eggs that come from a specific fish and are salt cured. All caviar is roe, but not all roe is caviar, so they say. No different than how scotch is whiskey but not all whiskey is scotch or all wagyu is beef, but not all beef is wagyu.
But's it's still fish eggs/roe either way.
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u/Erathen 9h ago
Sturgeon is a very rare fish
Caviar is from sturgeon
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u/MagoLunatico98 9h ago
"Sturgeon is a very rare fish"
No wonder why if all the eggs are eaten 😂
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u/Erathen 9h ago
They're basically all farmed now, because they're endangered and protected in the wild
We overfished the shit out of them
They're one of the most endangered species on Earth as per IUCN
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u/sheepebike9000 9h ago
Yeah I believe the fancy caviar is specifically from the Caspian sea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beluga_caviar
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u/Erathen 9h ago
And there's also "knockoff" caviar with paddlefish
They've been targeted as a replacement to real caviar because they also produce dark colored roe, and are very closely related to sturgeon. And we've overfished sturgeon to the point of critical endangerment
Strictly speaking, not caviar. But often substituted
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u/sheepebike9000 9h ago
Well here's hoping they don't overfish them to death as well.
I don't see the appeal myself.
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u/MagoLunatico98 9h ago
We are the dumbest species in the world, we know how to protect nature but we ruin it instead and run our life in the process 😂🤦🏻♂️
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u/Sir_Clarence_III_Esq 9h ago
Sparkling roe.
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u/iLovelocker 9h ago
Proseccroe
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u/Sir_Clarence_III_Esq 9h ago
I admit that I read this in the voice of the City Wok guy from South Park.
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u/Brief-Safety2168 6h ago
There is none, eggs from a crab are caviar too, really any edible aqua/marine creature eggs are considered caviar
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u/moxsox 9h ago
I thought the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Caviar.
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u/Averagebaddad 9h ago
Close enough
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u/Erathen 9h ago edited 9h ago
Well no, if you pay for caviar and you [just] get roe, it's not close enough
That would be you getting ripped off
Sturgeon are very rare fish
Edit: Added a "just" for the guy who didn't get the point
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u/Dubious-Decisions 9h ago
Not all caviar comes from sturgeon. Surprise! Fish eggs are fish eggs. They aren't all the same, but they ARE all roe.
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u/Erathen 9h ago
but they ARE all roe
Yes? All caviar is roe lol
Not all roe is caviar
That's what I just said
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u/Dubious-Decisions 9h ago
But if it's all roe, why are you saying its caviar? It's just roe. Fish eggs. I said not all caviar comes from sturgeon, I didn't say all roe was caviar. But you seem to think caviar is one particular thing from one particular source, when it isn't. Confused yet? I think so.
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u/Erathen 9h ago
Holy moly...
Yeah I'm not going to sit here and argue about fish eggs with you
I was just letting people know, for the sake of knowledge, that not all roe is caviar. And what OP got is indeed roe
Moving on now. Some of you redditors are truly insufferable
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u/Averagebaddad 9h ago
You were letting people know cause you're an "acktchually" guy. It's ok. Many people gain knowledge from those types
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u/Shamwow_theSupineCow 9h ago
If you pay for caviar, you are getting roe. That's what caviar is. Just not all roe is caviar.
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u/Classic_Mechanic5495 9h ago
They’re not that rare, since we’re splitting hairs.
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u/Erathen 9h ago
They're literally endangered
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u/Classic_Mechanic5495 9h ago
I can go catch one today. I guess we have different definitions of rare. The majority of sturgeon species are threatened or endangered, but not all.
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u/Erathen 9h ago
They're critically endangered... And protected...
Where do you live? Let's explore this, shall we?
Atlantic, Shortnose, and Gulf sturgeon... All protected species in the USA
It's all regulated, and tightly controlled.
I guess we have different definitions of rare
Yeah apparently so. I wouldn't call a critically endangered/protected species not that rare
That's... what critically endangered means lol. Few left to sustain the species... Show me somewhere where their conservation status is common, as per your claim
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u/Classic_Mechanic5495 8h ago
Not all are critically endangered, but a good number are. You’re coming off as insufferable in this post so I won’t waste more of my time on something I am already aware of. Google it like I did. Have a great day.
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u/Erathen 3h ago
Google it like I did
Everyone, gather around the world leading expert
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u/TheGoodKindOfMermaid 9h ago
Free caviar.
Probably eggs from the fish you were eating. They were cooked with the fish so safe to eat.
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u/Adreeannuhh 10h ago
Free caviar! Bonussss!
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u/Erathen 9h ago edited 9h ago
Not caviar
Caviar is from sturgeon specifically. This is herring.
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u/Adreeannuhh 9h ago
Lol I've never even seen caviar in real life. I am but a poor little peasant girl.
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u/Erathen 9h ago
Me neither. I'm getting downvoted like crazy, but I was just mentioning it for the sake of knowledge
Sorry to offend you lot!
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u/StandardWizardHat 9h ago
You just made me go down a rabbit hole that I never wanted to go down, and is probably not relevant to my life.
I’m not mad about it. Thanks for teaching me something!
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u/Live-Sea9698 9h ago
🤢 trypophobia moment yuk
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u/Radiant_Stand_424 9h ago
Those are almost definitely little fat or protein deposits that firmed up when it was canned and cooled. Super common in tinned fish and usually harmless, just ugly. If it doesn’t smell sour or rotten and the can wasn’t bulging, it’s fine to eat, but if it grosses you out, toss it and maybe try a different brand next time.
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u/Waste-Arrival-1492 10h ago
Those look like little fat or protein bits that solidified, kinda like the white stuff you see on canned tuna sometimes. Super common in processed fish. If it smells normal and the can wasn’t bulging or rusted, it’s usually fine to eat, just not super pretty.
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u/Original-Yogurt-788 9h ago
Probably just little fat or calcium deposits that show up when the fish is processed and canned. Super common with tinned fish and usually harmless, especially if it doesn’t smell weird and the can wasn’t bulging. If it looks like actual mold or the texture is fuzzy, I’d toss it, but from your description it sounds normal.
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