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Cream Cheese Dip with Spicy Pollock Roe (Mentai Cheese Dip)

Japaneseeasy4 servings
Cream Cheese Dip with Spicy Pollock Roe (Mentai Cheese Dip)

Ingredients

  • g1/3.5 oz cream cheese(soften at room temperature, note 1)
  • tsp milk
  • g1/2.8 oz mentaiko, sac removed (note 2)
  • tsp lemon juice
  • Salt & pepper
  • Finely chopped spring onions as garnish(optional)

Instructions

  1. Mix the cream cheese in a bowl until it becomes a thick paste.
  2. Add the milk and lemon juice to the bowl and mix well.
  3. Add the mentaiko to the bowl and mix well, ensuring the roe is evenly distributed through the cream cheese.
  4. Mix in a pinch of salt and pepper.
  5. Transfer the Mentai Cream Cheese to a serving bowl and sprinkle with chopped spring onions, if using. Serve with crackers (note 3).