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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: norm_2 on October 15, 2010, 12:07:40 PM

Title: What does the sugar do when included in curing roe?
Post by: norm_2 on October 15, 2010, 12:07:40 PM

Does it preserve?  Does it make it firm?  Do the fish have a sweet-tooth?

Title: Re: What does the sugar do when included in curing roe?
Post by: Fish Slayer on October 15, 2010, 01:56:43 PM

Rumor has it that fresh fish like sweet cures while fish that have been in a river for a longer period of time prefer salty cures. Much like carrying multiple colors of wool or blades, multiple types of cures can help produce fish as you can try a different color or cure process to get a fish to strike.

Title: Re: What does the sugar do when included in curing roe?
Post by: DionJL on October 15, 2010, 04:41:20 PM

Sugar will help the roe milk for longer when in the water.

Title: Re: What does the sugar do when included in curing roe?
Post by: Matt on October 16, 2010, 01:39:11 AM

Sugar in a high enough concentration kills bacteria, just like salt.  Yep, you read right.  Just as sugar sucks moisture out of eggs (which are single cell entities like bacteria) it also dehydrates bacteria, killing them and preventing further growth.  Dunno what it does exactly to attract fish, but it helps preserves the roe.