Talk:Mentaiko

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[edit] Unnotability of Sales Locations

For a food that is "one of the common ingredients used in Japanese cuisine", it seems quite unnotable that it is sold in a particular place, so I have removed such. If certain sales places are notable, please restore them, saying why they are notable and citing a reference. 75.185.66.16 21:17, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Like many foods in Japan, mentaiko is considered a meibutsu, that is, a famous item from a particular locality. It has in the years since its introduction spread throughout Japan and come to be used throughout the country, but that does not change the fact that Hakata is particularly famous for its mentaiko (just as Hiroshima is famous for okonomiyaki, Nikko for its yuba, Uji for its green tea), that stores specializing in mentaiko can be found all over Hakata and nowhere else, and that just about every souvenier shop in the country markets mentaiko as a local specialty. LordAmeth (talk) 04:05, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cite Sources

This article has been cited for lack of sources for over two months, yet more information has been added since then, without citing sources. Let's clean it up. 75.185.66.16 21:37, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

I found a source for its Korean origin. The etymology for the name still needs a source. 75.185.66.16 23:02, 21 October 2007 (UTC)