This is a "special Japanese dish" and shirako is another fancy name for an animal's reproductive organ. Shirako is essentially a cod's sperm sac. Apparently soft and creamy to taste you can have it served up steamed or deep fried. It is usually harvested from cod but can also be found from anglerfish, salmon, squid, and pufferfish. Shirako is mainly available in winter as this is when most types of the seminal fluid are in season
Although milt is a very common dish in Japan, many people consider it a rather acquired taste. It could be described as sweet and custardy; very subtle and delicate with a slight fishiness that makes it easily distinguishable from similar-looking dairy products. The texture of the sperm sac highly depends on the way it is served. While the raw Shirako is soft, creamy and slippery, it becomes slightly more firm and the individual sections become more defined when it is cooked.
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David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
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The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.