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Why is Caviar So Expensive?

 


 1000 to 113,630 Dollars is the range of pricing of the pinnacle of luxurious feasts, a symbol of majesty in cocktail, the GREAT Caviar.

Caviar is basically unfertilized eggs derived from female species of Sturgeon like Beluga, Ossetra and Sterlet. 

Let's find out how this shiny, slimy black pea got into the list of expensive food. 


Taste and Flavour 

         Caviar's unique taste of heavenly balance of velvety texture, slightly salty crackling pop of fresh fish taste. The multisensory exquisite profile of these marine bubbles substantiates it's hefty price tag. 

Rarity of Sturgeon Fish 

          85% of the Sturgeon species are in the verge of Extinction due overfishing, habitat loss and pollution. Hence a lot of regulations have been imposed on the production of Sturgeon fishes esclating the inventory costs to meet the established high standards. 

Labor Intensivity and Expertise 

          Caviar production is Labor intensive form the beginning to the end. The Sturgeons are nurtured for several years in ideal environments until their eggs mature. Skilled workers discern the perfect moment and gently harvest the eggs with a limited, optimal timeframe. 

Life Cycle of Sturgeon

          Sturgeon's gender can be identified only after 5 years of raising, hence both male and female Sturgeons are raised , though male sturgeons don't produce Caviar. Sturgeons also don't produce eggs annually. 

Storage and Handling 

          Proper Storage and handling are crucial aspects of Caviar production contributing to cost of the exquisite delicacy. 

          As Sturgeon Caviar is highly perishable specialised facilities are needed to sustain the freshness of caviar by preseving at right temperature and humidity. 

# Fun Fact                                                                                  Before Industrial Revolution, Caviar was the food of poor Russian FishermanFisherman, before becoming the meal of aristocrats. 


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