On the Cheap
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced that .phpian Sea sturgeon, the source of prized beluga caviar, was near extinction in April 2004. Since then, trade restrictions have caused the price of beluga caviar to skyrocket. (One purveyor offers 4.4 ounces for nearly $750.) The cheapest alternative is Soy Caviar. Available in beluga, sevruga, and osetra flavors, it retails for $15 for a 4.4-ounce jar.
Mid-Price
A popular alternative to caviar from .phpian Sea sturgeon are the eggs of American paddlefish from Tennessee and Kentucky, which have a briny flavor, or the Missouri River hackleback, which offers a buttery, nutty flavor. Philadelphia-based Caviar Assouline (800.521.4491) offers all three: prices range from $70 to $80 for a four-ounce jar.
Splurge
Get Petrossian prestige without .phpian Sea sturgeon prices with the Paris-based caviar purveyor’s new Alverta President variety, harvested from white sturgeon raised and farmed in California. The taste is similar to osetra. A 4.4-ounce jar costs approximately $450.
Posted 06.13.05
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2005 issue of the BiZBash Event Style Reporter.
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced that .phpian Sea sturgeon, the source of prized beluga caviar, was near extinction in April 2004. Since then, trade restrictions have caused the price of beluga caviar to skyrocket. (One purveyor offers 4.4 ounces for nearly $750.) The cheapest alternative is Soy Caviar. Available in beluga, sevruga, and osetra flavors, it retails for $15 for a 4.4-ounce jar.
Mid-Price
A popular alternative to caviar from .phpian Sea sturgeon are the eggs of American paddlefish from Tennessee and Kentucky, which have a briny flavor, or the Missouri River hackleback, which offers a buttery, nutty flavor. Philadelphia-based Caviar Assouline (800.521.4491) offers all three: prices range from $70 to $80 for a four-ounce jar.
Splurge
Get Petrossian prestige without .phpian Sea sturgeon prices with the Paris-based caviar purveyor’s new Alverta President variety, harvested from white sturgeon raised and farmed in California. The taste is similar to osetra. A 4.4-ounce jar costs approximately $450.
Posted 06.13.05
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2005 issue of the BiZBash Event Style Reporter.
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