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 Caviar - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Caviar is the processed, salted roe of various species of fish, most notably sturgeon.
It is commercially marketed throughout the world as a delicacy and is eaten principally as a garnish or spread, as with hors d'oeuvres.
Some of the highest prices are paid for Beluga, Ossetra, and Sevruga varieties (note that the large-grained Beluga caviar comes from the Beluga sturgeon and has nothing to do with the Beluga whale).
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 1caviar
Beluga caviar is light or dark gray with largish roe.
Understand that caviar is graded according to the size and color of the egg.
Store caviar at 26 to 32 degrees F (in the coldest part of your refrigerator, not the freezer) in the original tin.
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 About Caviar
Osetra caviar is distinctive for its color, ranging from dark brown to golden, and for its unique nutty flavor.
To ensure that the commercial demand for sturgeon and their caviar does not threaten their survival in the wild, and to curtail the trade in illegally poached caviar, all sturgeon are protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
All caviar purchased by Browne Trading are marked with a special code which refers to the original CITES permit for the caviar lot, as well as the date recommended as best consumed by.
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An increasingly popular alternative to the traditional beluga caviar from Caspian Sea sturgeon, American caviar tends to be farmed, and often comes from the paddlefish, a close cousin of the sturgeon.
Since caviar is traditionally obtained by killing the fish and harvesting its unfertilized eggs, the caviar industry has fueled the overfishing of the species.
While the scientific effects of caviar extract as an anti-aging agent have yet to be proved, some experts argue that omega-3 fatty acids, commonly found in fish oils, have moisturizing properties essential for skin nutrition.
www.jrn.columbia.edu /studentwork/cns/2004-03-15/syndication/kirshner-caviar.txt   (921 words)

  
 A COMPLETE GUIDE TO CAVIAR, CAVIAR GUIDE, CAVIAR INFORMATION, ABOUT CAVIAR, CAVIAR INFO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The factors that are considered in the grading of caviar are the uniformity and consistency of the grain, the size, color, fragrance, flavor, the gleam, firmness and vulnerability of the roe skin.
Grade 1 caviar is caviar which ideally combines all properties: it must be firm, large grained, delicate, intact, of fine color and flavor.
As a general rule, the lighter the color of Beluga Caviar the older is the fish and the more elegant and exquisite is the flavor.
www.nvogue.com /nVogueFoods/Caviar/caviarguide.htm   (1355 words)

  
 The Beluga Sturgeon - TED Case Studies
Caviar was also produced in impressive quantities in the Gironde estuary region, the North Sea, the Baltic and the Sea of Azov.
Pressed caviar is a thick, marmalade-like caviar that is, according to Stein, the type of caviar preferred by the Russians and most prized by the Greeks.
Beluga, which is the largest of the sturgeon family, produces large, loose, glistening fl to steel grey berries.
www.american.edu /TED/STURGEON.HTM   (4289 words)

  
 Caviar. Caviar and Gourmet Food Direct From Importer.
Caviar is processed by taking the roe (one large sac) and running it over a very fine mesh screen that separates the eggs into separate pieces.
Beluga is the largest of these three types of sturgeon fish and is highly prized for the large size of its eggs.
Beluga is the rarest of the sturgeon fish and can weigh over 2500 pounds and reach lengths of over 20 feet.
www.freshcaviar.com /caviarfaq.htm   (586 words)

  
 Caviar - Beluga, Sevruga, Osetra, Russian & Iranian Caviar
Caviar first appeared in the English lexicon in the 16th century, most likely by way of French and Italian, which in turn had borrowed it from Turkish havyar.
Caviar, as a delicacy, has often been imitated, but the results are only come close to the real thing by name.
Caviar should only be served with a suitable utensil of gold, wood or horn.
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 'Miscalculation' Could Mean End of Beluga Sturgeon Caviar - New Scientist 17sep03   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Beluga are also threatened by toxins in the Caspian Sea, where 80 to 90 per cent of the world's sturgeon catch is taken.
Beluga sturgeon, the source of beluga caviar, is so depleted that it may no longer be reproducing naturally in the Caspian Sea region.
There are differences among all caviar; the alternatives are comparable to the so-called "finest." most importantly, it would be in extremely bad taste to cause the extinction of a species through human consumption, particularly for a luxury item, that does not supply a significant protein source to a needy population.
www.mindfully.org /Water/2003/Beluga-Sturgeon-Caviar17sep03.htm   (3356 words)

  
 Beluga
For example, the uninitiated tend to regard the terms 'beluga' and 'caviar' as interchangeable, when in fact Beluga is a type, albeit the most expensive type...
Nikolai demanded that his brother feed him beluga caviar, arguing that this was the only food that made him drool on a consistent basis.
Beluga, the most expensive of the three (around $110 an ounce for Iranian), has the largest eggs and is often described as having the mildest flavor.
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 Beluga caviar - Sevruga, Ossetra & Tsar Imperial Caviar | Petrossian Paris   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This Iranian caviar is noted for its unique color and rich, smooth yet complex flavor that is simply in a class by itself.
The rarest of the rare Beluga caviar, with an almost translucent gray color and full yet buttery flavor that is simply without equal.
Caviar connoisseurs will enjoy expanding their culinary horizons with this generous sampler of gourmet fish roe.
www.petrossian.com /products.cfm?order=1   (1079 words)

  
 Order Beluga Caviar Online: Imprial beluga caviar
This caviar was the favorite of Pablo Picasso, who used to pay for it by sending cash wrapped in a signed original sketch.
The Beluga is the largest sturgeon, weighing up to 1,800 pounds and reaching 20 feet in length.
The reason is that this caviar comes from a Beluga sturgeon that is mature enough to bear eggs, but still young in years.
www.finest-caviar.com /beluga-caviar.htm   (233 words)

  
 Caviar Russian from Marky's Caviar in USA. Buy Beluga caviar 000 and Golden osetra finest caviar for gourmet gifts ...
Marky's Caviar - International Food Emporium (Optimus, Inc.) was established in 1985, in Miami, Florida.
Marky's Caviar is HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) - certified.
Marky's Caviar is the first company to require DNA batch tests for each species of caviar.
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 Caviar Emptor
Caviar is the eggs (or roe) taken from female sturgeon, a "fossil" fish found in coastal waters, rivers and lakes of the Northern Hemisphere.
Caviar varieties produced from sturgeon and paddlefish farmed in the United States offer excellent taste and are environmentally sustainable: a win-win situation for culinary professionals and consumers who are concerned about the sharp decline of sturgeon populations in the Caspian Sea.
The United States is the largest importer of beluga caviar, and scientists believe the listing would significantly relieve pressure on the fish.
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 Caviar Supreme
Caviar Supreme, LLC is a pioneering online retailer of Russian Caviar and other gourmet foods.
Beluga, Osetra and Sevruga along with a variety of American Caviar.
We also stock a selection of vegetarian caviar substitutes for those of our customers who wish to indulge themselves in the delicate flavor of caviar without breaking their dietary restrictions.
www.caviarsupreme.com   (164 words)

  
 U.S. Caviar Producers Hope For Ban On Caspian Sea Beluga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
NEW ORLEANS— The small but growing American caviar industry is hoping for a boost from federal authorities, who are considering a halt to trade of the priciest caviar from the Caspian Sea.
The ban would block imports of beluga caviar: mouth-watering eggs from the Caspian's largest sturgeon, a 250 million-year-old species that has been ravaged by overfishing and pollution.
While beluga importers hope it won't happen, some American producers believe a ban could open up new markets for the eggs they harvest from such fish as white sturgeon in the West and shovelnose sturgeon and paddlefish in the South and Midwest.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/InNews/beluga2004.htm   (716 words)

  
 Beluga, osetra and sevruga caviar
Caviar from the pristine environment along the Iranian coastline of the Caspian Sea.
Luxury of beluga caviar, sevruga, ossetra is now at your table.
American Caviar is primarily harvested from the Paddle Fish and Atlantic Sturgeon and resembles the Sevruga grade of the Caspian Sea, although the size of the roe can be slightly smaller.
www.1-800-caviar.com   (268 words)

  
 Caviar beluga caviar russian caviar ossetra caviar caviar for sale american caviar shellfish smoked fish fresh maine ...
Caviar is the quintessential luxury food which everyone has heard of and admires.
Beluga caviar varies in color from pale to dark gray and is among the rarest of all caviar.
Sevruga caviar is smaller in grain than Osetra and yields light to dark grey colors and holds and an intense, rich flavor.
www.caviarrusse.com   (454 words)

  
 TIME Asia Magazine: The Beluga's Blues -- Jan. 20, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
But purists insist that the best way to eat beluga caviar is straight off a golden or ivory spoon, followed by a shot of vodka or a sip of ice-cold champagne.
The beluga sturgeon that produce the world's best caviar are under enormous pressure from overfishing, dam building and pollution by the former Soviet republics that ring the Caspian Sea.
Arkady Panchernikov, whose Caspian Star Caviar handled some 60% of the caviar imported into the U.S., pleaded guilty in November to six counts of fraud and trafficking without permits and for falsely labeling inferior grades of caviar as beluga.
www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,501030120-407380,00.html   (1177 words)

  
 CAVIARetc.com: Caviar and Gourmet Foods Mail Order
Tzar Imperial Beluga Caviar is the rarest and the most magnificent of all caviar.
This almost translucent pale grey caviar stands above the rest with its delicate buttery flavor and large perfect pearls.
Exports of beluga caviar have been restricted; this may effect holiday pricing.
www.caviaretc.com   (289 words)

  
 Cook's Thesaurus: Caviar and Roe
American fl caviar = fl sturgeon roe Substitutes: beluga caviar (considered better) OR hackleback caviar OR paddlefish caviar (gray, not brown) OR lumpfish roe (not as delicate) Notes: If substituting an inferior caviar, consider perking it up with a splash of fresh lemon juice.
Beluga caviar is one of the best and priciest of the caviars.
Ossetra caviar is brown and more strongly flavored than beluga caviar.
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The population of Beluga is approximately 32 with 18 males and 14 females.
The total amount of the population in house holds for Beluga is 13 with 8 families in house holds.
Beluga is located in the state of Alaska.
www.drug-abuse-treatment.org /city.htm?tstate=Alaska&c=Beluga   (4432 words)

  
 ABC News: Government Sets Beluga Caviar Conditions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The new regulations for beluga sturgeon also require other nations to meet U.S. standards for aquaculture, or fish farming, to prevent mixing of species by wild and farmed sturgeon, said Kenneth Stansell, the Fish and Wildlife Service's assistant director for international affairs.
Most of the world's beluga caviar is imported by the United States, usually originating from the Caspian and Black seas.
Since beluga sturgeon take 15 years to reach maturity, they reproduce slowly and their population is more vulnerable to overfishing, said Ellen Pikitch, a marine scientist and executive director of the University of Miami's Pew Institute for Ocean Science.
abcnews.go.com /Technology/wireStory?id=549149   (369 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Americas | Beluga caviar faces US ban
The United States is planning to ban the import of beluga caviar because the fish that produces the expensive eggs - the sturgeon - is heading for extinction.
But the ban is expected to be contested by US caviar companies; they have until the end of October to lobby the federal agency to reverse its decision.
Legal trade in beluga is worth around $90 million a year globally, but the illegal trade is thought to be worth ten times that sum.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/2193282.stm   (378 words)

  
 Caviar Dreams: Beluga, osetra, sevruga prices, news, chronicle.
Just 1 tablespoon of caviar has 1 g of hard-to-get omega-3 fats (more than what's in half a can of white tuna).
Restoring a state monopoly over the caviar industry would be risky but "justified" in view of the massive slump in production due to poaching on the Volga river and in the Caspian Sea, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday.
For those of you who didn't realize it ever went away, the U.S. was the world's major supplier of this fish-egg delicacy back in the 1800s, when sturgeon were abundant in American waters from the Hudson River to the Great Lakes.
www.geocities.com /my_caviar_dreams   (289 words)

  
 Beluga Caviar from Marky's Caviar in USA. Buy Beluga 000, Golden osetra and Salmon caviar for gifts on-line.
Caspian Malossol Russian caviar - beluga, osetra, sevruga, French foie gras, smoked salmon, truffles and olive oils.
Beluga caviar color ranges from a slate to dark gray and its grains have a mild buttery flavor.
Our caviar is documented to derive from legally acquired sturgeon and passes no threat to the sturgeon species in the world.
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 Beluga caviar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This fish is currently considered to be endangered, causing the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to ban the importation of Beluga caviar.
[1] Beluga is also the most expensive of caviars.
This page was last modified 03:45, 28 November 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beluga_caviar   (267 words)

  
 Kitchen Bargains.com: Caviar, Beluga, Osetra, Sevruga, Overnight Delivery, Iranian Caviar, Russian Caviar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Caviar may be simply described to many as being "fish eggs".
Caviar should have an unbroken glistening thin outer membrane with distinct individual roe.
At least 99% of the Caviar bought in North America is either of illegal trade or is not what it claims to be.
www.kitchen-bargains.com /caviar.html   (637 words)

  
 Caviar -- Sturgeon (Beluga) Roe
As with most caviars, Beluga is usually handled with a spoon made of
This caviar, as with most others is traditionally served in a variety of ways, including hollowed and cooked
These are served with either sour cream or
www.edinformatics.com /culinaryarts/food_encyclopedia/beluga_caviar.htm   (220 words)

  
 Affordable Caviar - Russian Malossol Beluga, Osetra, Sevruga. Salmon roe call (818) 225-0244
Dear Caviar Buyer: With the holiday season here, you will soon be seeking traditional gourmet foods that add to your family's festivities.
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Serve caviar traditionally on toast accompanied with iced vodka or chilled dry champagne.
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