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My fingers are crossed for caviar. I know it's an acquired taste for some, but damn, it's good.

Mikeb85 4y ago
Caviar has been farm raised for a while now. Almost all the stuff on the market is farm raised. I have a tin of farm-raised Canadian sturgeon caviar in my fridge right now... They even have techniques to extract the eggs without killing the fish.
- exhilaration 4y ago
  Any chance you can link to brands that "extract the eggs without killing the fish"?
  - Mikeb85 4y ago
    Not sure about every brand (there's over 2000 caviar farms apparently) but a few I found: https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/features/ethical-caviar-farm-yorkshire https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/features/ethical-caviar-fa... https://californiacaviar.com/pages/our-story https://californiacaviar.com/pages/our-story https://www.finedininglovers.com/article/meet-frances-no-kill-caviar-producer https://www.finedininglovers.com/article/meet-frances-no-kil... Not killing the fish is an obvious way to increase the farm's yield so I imagine most producers are interested in it. Sturgeon meat isn't particularly demanded either...
    - eps 4y ago
      Sturgeon is utterly delicious. Hot-smoked sturgeon is an incredible delicacy and it's an absolute riot when grilled.
      - Mikeb85 4y ago
        I like it but many don't. Certainly not as in-demand as salmon, tuna, halibut, etc...
        eps 4y ago
        It's not as available because it's endangered species, not because there's no demand.
        Mikeb85 4y ago
        There's around 2000 sturgeon farms in the world, literally what this thread is about... It's still not demanded. The farm I get caviar from basically gives away smoked sturgeon...
      - nwatson 4y ago
        I'd like to try it some time. Here's an Azerbaijani man with a 16 minute YouTube video, no words, carving up a sturgeon, roasting it, and feeding his family. 22 MILLION views. https://youtu.be/hyu11H9ROQQ https://youtu.be/hyu11H9ROQQ
        abcc8 4y ago
        Such a great channel. Love the videos where he cooks on his wood burning stove in the mountains.
adhesive_wombat 4y ago
It's not the same except in general aesthetic but the seaweed pearls from IKEA are still quite fun for £1.50 a jar.
RajT88 4y ago
I assume you mean Sturgeon caviar. There are many kinds of fish which are used to make caviar. Some are more affordable than others: https://www.gourmetfoodstore.com/caviar/ https://www.gourmetfoodstore.com/caviar/ Myself, I really want to give Paddlefish a try. Strange beasts!
- yieldcrv 4y ago
  and sturgeon caviar has been in abundance periodically, used no different than ketchup its really a great example of how people assign importance to things based on their price or scarcity, and that has nothing to do with anything related to the uniqueness or peculiarity of taste
  - OJFord 4y ago
    Sort of goes hand in hand though? If something's less attainable, it becomes more unique and peculiar, only natural to crave it or treat it as something special. Cf. Oranges during the war.
    - yieldcrv 4y ago
      sort of, I respect supply and demand more than most, I am recognizing that its not currently due to current insatiable demand created by its taste but only constrained supply due to prior demand and likely supply mismanagement.

Caviar has been farm raised for a while now. Almost all the stuff on the market is farm raised. I have a tin of farm-raised Canadian sturgeon caviar in my fridge right now... They even have techniques to extract the eggs without killing the fish.

exhilaration 4y ago
Any chance you can link to brands that "extract the eggs without killing the fish"?
- Mikeb85 4y ago
  Not sure about every brand (there's over 2000 caviar farms apparently) but a few I found: https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/features/ethical-caviar-farm-yorkshire https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/features/ethical-caviar-fa... https://californiacaviar.com/pages/our-story https://californiacaviar.com/pages/our-story https://www.finedininglovers.com/article/meet-frances-no-kill-caviar-producer https://www.finedininglovers.com/article/meet-frances-no-kil... Not killing the fish is an obvious way to increase the farm's yield so I imagine most producers are interested in it. Sturgeon meat isn't particularly demanded either...
  - eps 4y ago
    Sturgeon is utterly delicious. Hot-smoked sturgeon is an incredible delicacy and it's an absolute riot when grilled.
    - Mikeb85 4y ago
      I like it but many don't. Certainly not as in-demand as salmon, tuna, halibut, etc...
      - eps 4y ago
        It's not as available because it's endangered species, not because there's no demand.
        Mikeb85 4y ago
        There's around 2000 sturgeon farms in the world, literally what this thread is about... It's still not demanded. The farm I get caviar from basically gives away smoked sturgeon...
    - nwatson 4y ago
      I'd like to try it some time. Here's an Azerbaijani man with a 16 minute YouTube video, no words, carving up a sturgeon, roasting it, and feeding his family. 22 MILLION views. https://youtu.be/hyu11H9ROQQ https://youtu.be/hyu11H9ROQQ
      - abcc8 4y ago
        Such a great channel. Love the videos where he cooks on his wood burning stove in the mountains.

adhesive_wombat 4y ago

It's not the same except in general aesthetic but the seaweed pearls from IKEA are still quite fun for £1.50 a jar.

RajT88 4y ago

I assume you mean Sturgeon caviar. There are many kinds of fish which are used to make caviar. Some are more affordable than others: https://www.gourmetfoodstore.com/caviar/ https://www.gourmetfoodstore.com/caviar/ Myself, I really want to give Paddlefish a try. Strange beasts!

yieldcrv 4y ago
and sturgeon caviar has been in abundance periodically, used no different than ketchup its really a great example of how people assign importance to things based on their price or scarcity, and that has nothing to do with anything related to the uniqueness or peculiarity of taste
- OJFord 4y ago
  Sort of goes hand in hand though? If something's less attainable, it becomes more unique and peculiar, only natural to crave it or treat it as something special. Cf. Oranges during the war.
  - yieldcrv 4y ago
    sort of, I respect supply and demand more than most, I am recognizing that its not currently due to current insatiable demand created by its taste but only constrained supply due to prior demand and likely supply mismanagement.