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I enjoy beluga caviar - very expensive for what it is though. A much cheaper alternatve is (homemade) black olive tapenade - almost as good for similar usages,
by L_226 7y ago
I enjoy beluga caviar - very expensive for what it is though. A much cheaper alternatve is (homemade) black olive tapenade - almost as good for similar usages, and far more sustainable. But I suspect the consumption of caviar is more about signalling than actual taste anyway.
- loxs 7y agoTapenade, you mean even without putting any kind of fish eggs inside? Or do you put something cheap?
- KC8ZKF 7y agoAnchovies
- robert_foss 7y agoA more comparable sustainable alternative is seaweed caviar. It looks, feels and tastes pretty much the same as any caviar.
- Frondo 7y agoIkea now sells seaweed caviar (I haven't seen it anywhere else in the US yet) and it is a legit alternative to caviar. I'm slowly going vegan, for environmental and ethical reasons, and that was one food replacement I realized does a really good job at being as good at being a replacement. I'd suggest anyone near an ikea try it.
- MadWombat 7y ago"pretty much the same as any caviar" Considering that there are a few types of caviar and they all taste, smell and look different...
- Cerium 7y agoI suppose that could be in seaweed caviar's favor - if they all taste, smell, and look different, maybe it can fit right in?
- huhtenberg 7y agoThat's like saying that Trabant is a much cheaper alternative to Bentley. Technically it is... but not quite. Edit: I don't know how to be any more clearer here, but "Olive tapenade as a beluga caviar alternative" is straight from the /shit-the-hn-says department, it's beyond ridiculous. "Ketchup as a San Marzano tomato alternative."
- Nursie 7y agoI'd have more sympathy for your viewpoint if caviar actually tasted as good as olive tapenade ...
- orthoxerox 7y agoWell, olives are revolting to me, while caviar tastes great.
- SomeOtherThrow 7y agoThe only thing ridiculous here is the level of snobbery people will go out of their way to express without any prompting.
- L_226 7y agoLooks like I was spot on with the signalling analysis.
- pvaldes 7y agoIs an interesting comparison. Salty taste and color could relate in some ways, but tapenade don't has the "exploding in your mouth" part, neither the strong fish oil taste. Is perfectly good in its own terms even if is not caviar.
- dllthomas 7y agoWhile by no means required, it's not unusual for a tapenade to incorporate anchovies or anchovy paste which gives some measure of fishiness.
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- Bayart 7y agoI'd much prefer tapenade any day regardless of price, though I did grow up eating it.