hackleback

[ hak-uhl-bak ]

noun

1. shovelnose sturgeon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hackleback¹

hackle ¹ + back ¹

Example Sentences

And if a holiday in summer might not whet the appetite for jewel-box caviar, Marky’s also offers a celebratory package of American roes containing two ounces each of hackleback, paddlefish and salmon roes with blini and crème fraîche for $115 to enjoy on the Fourth.

From New York Times

“There is a market for hybrid caviar from China, for domestic white sturgeon, there’s a market for paddlefish and hackleback. The U.S. used to be the No. 1 consumer of beluga caviar, used to import 60 tons from Russia, 30 percent of it beluga. Beluga was consumed by the elite. ”

From Washington Post

The “VIP reception,” which featured deviled egg with hackleback caviar, lobster BLTs and cake pops, cost $30,000, according to an internal hotel billing document obtained by The Washington Post.

From Washington Post

Macarons become vehicles for white chocolate creme fraiche and domestic hackleback, or sturgeon roe.

From Washington Post

As for something else, you tell me how to characterize raclette and golden slices of rutabaga over a thin, buttery tart shell, or an omelet that is in fact cooked in a thin disc, inverted on to the plate runny-side down, and then topped with spoonfuls of hackleback caviar, firm trout roe and crème fraîche.

From New York Times