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vrenak t1_j0b517x wrote

Reply to comment by opiate_lifer in TIL Korea has soy sauce older than USA by SmashScrapeFlip

Sounds like you've had faux caviar, the good brands of that goes for about that price for that quantity

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opiate_lifer t1_j0b6177 wrote

What makes the a cheap shit faux? Unless the FDA is really sleeping it appears to be fish eggs.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Roland-Black-Caviar-Whole-Grain-Lumpfish-2-oz/44708530

I've had pricer caviar, but I'll pass on the 1K a gram shit lol Its not worth it in my opinion.

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vrenak t1_j0b72kd wrote

To be real it's not just any fish, it's a specific one, and that one, is the wrong one.

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opiate_lifer t1_j0b7fj3 wrote

Ah so a champagne situation then?

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vrenak t1_j0b7lyt wrote

Pretty much yes, you can get something pretty close, not the walmart one linked though, but they exist, they're just not the actual thing.

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TerribleIdea27 t1_j0bgo7b wrote

Caviar has to come from sturgeon to be real caviar. If you're selling regular fish eggs as caviar, you're basically selling horsemeat as if it is beef. Illegal in Europe at least, don't know about US rules.

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Mmonannerss t1_j0c3gpi wrote

Its apparently illegal to import sturgeon caviar to the US due to environmental conservation. That's what I gathered from a quick Google search. Pricing was between $70-250 though

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Gumburcules t1_j0deo37 wrote

> I'll pass on the 1K a gram shit lol Its not worth it in my opinion.

My wife and I splurged on a caviar sampler which included $200/oz Osetra. We both agreed the $30 paddlefish "fake" caviar was by far our favorite.

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