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Caviar

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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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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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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

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Cocaine and Caviar – not all whizz bang!

Many moons ago, this very good friend of mine went to one of those racey parties that I can only dream about, or perhaps read about in a tabloid. During the evening, a young lady offered him some coke, of the type that does not come in a can. Not wanting to appear a nerd, he gave it  ago and sat back and waited for something sensational to happen. Of course, nothing much did happen. Sensing his disappointment, the young lady helpfully said “It gets better the more you take.”... Read More

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Weird world of Caviar Products

This week I have forsaken the sun and spent a little time trawling the web, as one does. Perhaps not a very productive use of time, but it can be rather interesting all the same! I did come across a European producer who was marketing caviar as a beauty product. Nothing particularly new in this approach as caviar oils and extracts have been used in this way for ever and a day. However, this producer had skipped the processing element. The product was offered in a traditional tin, just the... Read More

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Love is in the eggs

It has been a little while since I have addressed the blog issue. It got rather hectic in the run up to Christmas – very, in fact. It was great but it did become all consuming. Then there was January – catching up after the Christmas rush and managing to address a few pheasants. Now life is getting back to normal, with the thankfully short month of February upon us. The real highlight of February, (barring the wife’s birthday of course!) is naturally St Valentine’s Day. There can really be... Read More

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You have a fridge – Use It!

If I had a penny for every time that I get asked at this time of year “How long can I keep caviar in the fridge?” I might be able to buy a finger of fudge. But we do really get many queries regarding when is the best time to book a Christmas delivery. Perhaps we should get more queries because our most frustrating customer is the one wanting delivery on Christmas Eve. It does not seem to occur to them that the entire courier system is rather stretched at... Read More