Roe

Roe
Fresh fish eggs. These can be aged in a preserves jar to bring out more flavor.
Information
Source	Fish Pond • Fishing Treasure Chests
Season	All
Energy / Health	50 22
Sell Price	30 + (Base Fish Price / 2)

Roe are fish eggs that are produced by fish in a Fish Pond. They can also be found in Fishing Treasure Chests after obtaining the power from the Jewels Of The Sea book.

The selling price of Roe depends on the fish's base sell price. The equation is 30 + (base fish sell price / 2), rounded down to the next nearest integer. The health and energy gained from eating roe are the same for all types of roe.

All types of roe can be placed in a Preserves Jar to create a higher-value Artisan Good: Sturgeon Roe creates Caviar; other roe create fish-specific varieties of Aged Roe.

Roe does not belong to any category and therefore it does not benefit from any Profession. It also cannot be sold to Pierre's General Store, but it can be sold to the Fish Shop or placed in the Shipping Bin. At the Stardew Valley Fair, Roe is considered uncategorised (trash), and gives 2-3 points for judging.

Roe Types

All fish produce roe, except those that cannot be put in Fish Ponds (i.e., Legendary Fish and Legendary Fish II) and the two varieties of Squid (which produce Squid Ink instead). As for the two non-fish that can be put in Fish Ponds, Sea Urchins produce roe, but Coral doesn't.

However, it is possible to obtain Squid, Midnight Squid, Legendary Fish, and Legendary Fish II Roes from Fishing Treasure Chests after obtaining the power from the Jewels Of The Sea book.

The price and color of each roe is dependent upon the fish. In general, the color matches the dye color of the fish; Sturgeon are an exception and have black-colored roe, which is used as a blue dye in Dye Pots. Orange is used for any fish that does not have a dye color, although this is not the same color as the generic Roe image, which is a mix of orange and pink eggs. Despite the variety of displayed colors, all types of roe create orange dye.

Artisan Goods

See also: Preserves Jar Productivity

Note that processing times are approximate. One hour = 60 minutes from 6am to 2am, but 1 hour = 100 minutes from 2am to 6am.

Image	Name	Description	Ingredient	Equipment	Processing Time	Sell Price
	Aged Roe	Fish eggs aged in salt to bring out the flavor.	Roe (1) (from any fish other than Sturgeon)	Preserves Jar	4000m (2-3 days)	2 × Roe price
	Caviar	The cured roe of a sturgeon fish. Considered to be a luxurious delicacy!	Sturgeon Roe (1)	Preserves Jar	6000m (≈4 days)	data-sort-value="500">500g

Tailoring

Roe can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Polka Dot Shirt. It can be used in dyeing, serving as an orange dye at the dye pots, located in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane.

Bundles

15 Roe are one of options for the Fish Farmer's Bundle in the Pantry (Remixed)

Bugs

When eating Roe that is not the base orange-pinkish color, the Roe will become the orange-pinkish color just before being consumed.

History

• 1.4: Introduced.
• 1.6: Can now be found in Fishing Treasure Chests after obtaining the power from the Jewels Of The Sea book, including roes for Squid, Midnight Squid, Legendary Fish, and Legendary Fish II, making them now obtainable.