Caviar

Beluga caviar (the roe of beluga sturgeon) is one of the most prized caviar varieties in the world. Since it can take up to 25 years for the animal to mature and start producing roe, this caviar is extremely rare, expensive, and extravagant. Belug... READ MORE

Osetra is a prized caviar variety that is harvested from the Russian osetra sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii). Osetra is native to the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azov, including their river basins. Since it is ... READ MORE

Siberian sturgeon is mostly prized for its dark and glossy caviar. As the name suggests, Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) is mainly associated with Siberian rivers, lakes, and seas. The population is listed as endangered on the IUCN R... READ MORE

Salted roe of the sevruga sturgeon is one of the most common and renowned caviar varieties in the world. Native to the Black and Caspian Sea, sevruga reproduces faster than other sturgeon varieties, which makes the caviar plentiful and more afford... READ MORE

White sturgeon caviar is harvested from Acipenser transmontanus—a sturgeon that is native to the west coast of North America, from the Gulf of Alaska to Baja California. Often compared to osetra, this caviar has glistening dark pear... READ MORE

Almas, which translates as diamond, is the most expensive caviar in the world. It is harvested from an albino beluga sturgeon (Huso huso), which should be between sixty and one hundred years old, and which is only found in the so... READ MORE

Sterlet caviar is a variety harvested from sterlet sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus)—which is native to rivers that flow into the Caspian Sea, Black Sea, Baltic Sea, Barents Sea, and the Sea of Azov. It is one of the smallest s... READ MORE

Hackleback caviar is harvested from Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, known as shovelnose or hackleback sturgeon. The fish is native to North America, and it is mostly found in Missouri and Mississippi rivers. It is the smallest sturgeon speci... READ MORE

Caviar from Brescia is one of the most popular regional products, and the entire region has become the center of caviar production in Italy. Sturgeon farming started with white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus), but other species and caviars are ... READ MORE

Kaluga is a caviar variety harvested from the eponymous river sturgeon, officially named Huso dauricus, which is native to the Amur River basin. Due to overfishing, kaluga is a critically endangered species, and the fish used for... READ MORE