Caviar

It is called the roe caviar sturgeon fish (species from rivers and lakes of eastern Europe and Central Asia) which are intended for human consumption.

Of the twenty-five existing varieties of sturgeon, three of them can be captured in the Caspian Sea: Beluga, sevruga and Russian sturgeon or osiotr.

The high price of caviar is the reflection of rarity or limited availability of sturgeons. There are also “caviar substitutes” made from roe of other fish (such us lumpfish, cod, salmon or mullet) to which black colour is added.