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Sturgeon farm in North Carolina provides only US source of Russian caviar
- mbrameld 12y agoI grew up in Lenoir, where this farm is located. I never knew it existed. Incidentally, Lenoir is also the location of one of Google's data centers. The main industry in Lenoir was furniture manufacturing for a long time but most of that dried up in the 90s. I'm glad to see businesses investing there again.
- tylerlh 12y agoDepending on your age, it very well may not have existed then! :) The article says Atlantic's first hatchlings went in around 2005.
- alaxsxaq 12y agoI wonder if this will end up like most salmon, trout, and catfish these days - fatty, tasteless, corn-fed garbage. I used to love fish; these days the fish stocks are either threatened ocean-caught species or the typical farm-raised product which is simply awful.
- ginko 12y agoHow can it be Russian caviar when it's been farmed in the US?
- the_watcher 12y agoFrom the Russian sturgeon. Which is the name of a fish derived from it's native home. Similar to Mexican food being served in the US. Or a Galapagos tortoise born in captivity in the US (just an example, no idea if it's happened) remaining a Galapagos tortoise.
- dragonwriter 12y agoPossibly the same way that -- from the body of the article -- fish can be "literally" dinosaurs. But, more likely "Russian caviar" is being used as a term for caviar from the Russian sturgeon (Ossetra).
- _nato_ 12y agoA great (related) read: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FC1H8C http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FC1H8C