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CHRISTMAS IS COMING……………NOVEMBER OFFERS

NOVEMBER OFFERS We have had a little revamp of our range of ever popular hampers – just the ticket for a Merry Christmas. To help you along, order a hamper between now and the end of the month, and enjoy a great 15% discount! The Christmas edition of The Field has just landed on my door mat. There, at the top of page 21, they have been kind enough to feature our fantastic Royal Oscietra . So to celebrate a bit of national exposure, we have taken the opportunity to... Read More

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HOUSE SELECTION OFFER – OCTOBER 2015 NEWSLETTER

House Selection 10% Off Our ever popular House Selection Caviar has decently put itself forward for a quick offer at 10% off for the rest of the month. A great opportunity to have a little autumnal indulgence! This offer will run until the 31st so you could even get some for Halloween – certainly beats pumpkin. Sam Shepherd – Great Effort!! You will recall from my last newsletter that Sam and his friend Charlie were taking a canoe trip from the source of the Thames to the sea in order... Read More

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You say Asetra, I say Oscietra………..

Looking around at various outlets, it can be rather confusing to identify real Oscietra Caviar. Now, that is the spelling that we use at Caspian Caviar, but various other spellings are also used. I have seen: Ossetra Caviar, Osetra Caviar as well as Asetra Caviar. What does it all mean? It is thought that Oscietra/Ossetra/Osetra/Asetra is derived from the Russian word OCETP, which simply means “Sturgeon”. I guess that the name “Sturgeon Sturgeon” would be pretty unsatisfactory. Oscietra Sturgeon does sound rather better, but it is also known as the... Read More

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Sad News from Caspian Caviar

    SUZANNE SHEPHERD  It is with a great deal of sadness that I have to inform you that Suzanne died last month after a long battle against cancer. Suzanne essentially ran Caspian Caviar since its creation back in 2000 until shortly before her death. I know that she became good friends with many of you, our customers, through lengthy telephone chats over several years. Our thoughts are still very much with her husband Simon, and children Sam and Sophie. She is still very much in our minds. OSCIETRA OFFER... Read More

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OSCIETRA CAVIAR – AMBROSIA OR MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD?

OSCIETRA CAVIAR –AMBROSIA OR MIDDLE-OF-THE- ROAD? Traditionally, the UK caviar market consisted mainly of Beluga, Oscietra and Sevruga, which was priced in that order. Beluga came in red tins, the Oascietra in green and the Sevruga in red – a traditional colour scheme that we are still happy to follow. So should we view Oscietra caviar as the poor relation to Beluga, or as “Food for the Gods” in its own right? Oscietra caviar comes from the Oscietra sturgeon, latin name Acipenser Gueldenstaedtii, which I cant pronounce either. It is... Read More

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A Caviar Ode to the General Election

The more I hear, the more I see The election and caviar synergy Thus inspired I am to write a rhyme And give you offers for Election time………………   Blue for Beluga and the Tories too In from Italy just for you Large and creamy with some finesse Dave and Boris, an Eton Mess?   Our Oscietra, it is in the Green That squeaky voice does make me scream The name Caroline Lucas I can recall I am afraid the other one, not at all.   Sevruga and Labour are... Read More

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Where to eat Caviar

A little while ago, I was asked to write a piece for  a yacht charter company. They got quite insistent so I did manage to get round to it and duly sent it across the water to the US of A. I thought it was rather good. I dont know what they thought of it as they never even thanked me, let alone commented. On the basis of “waste not, want not” here it is in all is glory: “Now, I am not known to be a fusspot, and certainly... Read More

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What does Caviar taste like?

Recently, I was talking to one of our customers who actually said that she had read my blogs and thought they were rather good. Not sure to believe her or not, but I got so excited I thought that I had better write another one! “What does Caviar taste like?” – a simple question that we get asked from time to time. It could deserve a simple answer – “Like Caviar” but that would not be awfully helpful! Helpful or not, it is rather true. Hard as we try to... Read More

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Caviar From Afar

One of the nice parts of this job is being approached by people wanting to sell me lovely things. This is particularly good when free samples are offered. Though sadly this is never often enough or large enough! Some approaches are much more straightforward than others. We ideally like a well established farm in western Europe that we can visit easily. I have been talking to one that thinks it is in Russia, but is not. By the time you read this post, it may well be! I am not... Read More

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Great blog. Awesome content, really enjoyed it. Will read more.

Gosh, I really must be good at this blog writing lark. Everyday I get inundated with responses along the lines of what I have put in the title. Strangely enough, none of the responders seem to comment on the actual content. Not one says anything about Caspian Caviar, or indeed caviar in general. Could it be that my fan club never actually read my blog? It is terrible to think that they could be posting such “awesome” comments when they dont actually have any interest in caviar or other fine... Read More