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Russia
and caviar are so intertwined they are like peanut butter and jelly. Producing
and eating the finest caviar in the world has been a passion for Russians for
hundreds of years, and even the average Russian families save up all year to be
able to put red caviar on the table at New Year. Caviar remains one of Russia’s
most popular gifts and a massive export luxury item. Now let us delve into how
to buy and eat caviar.
Caviar by the Pound
Caviar is priced
and sold by the pound, or in small sealed glass jars or cans. If you can afford
to it is better to buy it by the pound as the smaller cans and jars contain
many preservatives and salt. Buying it in a jar gives the advantage of being
able to see the caviar, of course this is impossible in a tin.
There are two main
types of caviar, red and black, with black being the superior. However, it is
often illegal to buy black caviar by the pound so you will not be able to taste
it first.
All About the Look
If
possible, get a good look at the caviar before you buy it, the eggs should vary
in size and there should be no cracks. If there is a uniform size, then
something is wrong. Also, if there is a sticky substance between the eggs this
is not a good sign either. Look for the eye in each egg, this is a small
dot and if the eggs do not have one then the caviar is fake.
Taste & Smell
Before you buy
caviar, it is good to taste and smell the eggs first, the caviar should not
have a strong odor and definitely not smelling sour. When tasting, the eggs
must burst in your mouth and then quickly dissolve. If the eggs have a crunchy
texture, then the caviar is fake.
The Color
Caviar
generally comes in red or black, and there are three types, pink, sockeye, and
chum. All these eggs are from Salmon.
Chum – this caviar is orange and red and has
large eggs.
Pink –
medium sized eggs that are bright orange.
Sockeye
– small eggs that are dark red.
Black caviar is
the Rolls Royce of caviars, the Beluga caviar is the best and most expensive, and the
color is between a dark gray to jet black. The brighter the eggs are generally
the more expensive the caviar is. The caviar from a Sturgeon has a bronze hue
to it, whilst Kaluga caviar can be brown or black.
How to Eat Caviar
Caviar should be
treated simply, why pay for one of the most expensive foods in the world and
mess about with it? In Russia caviar is often simply spooned onto fresh white
bread that has been liberally smeared with butter. Another festive way to serve
caviar is in egg shells.
Perhaps the most
popular way to serve caviar around the world is on small crepes (blinies) or
white toast, with chilled vodka or champagne. And if you are particularly flush
with money, it is delicious simply eaten with a teaspoon.
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