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Everything You Want to Know About Caviar!

Luxury Caviar

What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of luxury food? If you simultaneously thought of caviar, I'd have to completely agree with you, considering its price tag of up to $400 per ounce, or $14 a gram.According to the Guinness World Records, the most expensive food on record is also a caviar: Almas, from the Iranian Beluga fish, sells for roughly $35,000 per kilogram

Caviar is one of those luxurious food items that's completely exotic to many. It's definitely an acquired taste but to me personally, it's synonymous with family gatherings, parties and overall good times because I grew up eating black or redikra (caviar) slathered on white bread and butter or rolled into blini (pancakes) at family gatherings. I love how with every bite, each orange jelly-looking ball or smaller grayish/black ball pops delightfully in your mouth as you put pressure on it and this fishy flavored liquid burst out, enhancing the bread or pancake and completely transforming the taste to a whole new level. I can also totally see though how fish eggs can be something that's hard to get used to and be flat out gross as some of my friends see it.

How much do you know about caviar? Do you know where it comes from and the best ways of eating it? This guide will break down everything you may ever want to know about this little delicacy.

What is Caviar?

The word caviar comes from the Persian word khaviar, and is a variation to the Persian khaya-dar, which literally means “having eggs".

Caviar is usually served as an hors d'oeuvre.

Caviar refers to salted fish eggs (roe) - but not just any type of fish, specifically of the sturgeon species. 

Fish eggs from other species actually cannot be called caviar unless they have the species' name labeled in front of the word caviar. This is common with Salmon caviar.

Health Benefits of Caviar

Caviar isn't only an extravagant hors d'oeuvre, it also has wonderful health benefits.

One teaspoon of caviar contains about a gram of omega-3 and it's a good source of calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, several B vitamins and amino acid.

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