Caviar

Does anyone out there know the dietry make-up of caviar. Is it all cholesterol? Like most of the good things in life, is it bad for you? Or should I include it as a regular part of my dining repetoire once I have won the lottery?

And which is currently deemed best - Russian or Iranian?

Keith.

[chefjohnpaul]

[quote]Originally posted by Keith:
[b]Does anyone out there know the dietry make-up of caviar. Is it all cholesterol? Like most of the good things in life, is it bad for you? Or should I include it as a regular part of my dining repetoire once I have won the lottery?

To my understanding caviar is about 40 calories per tablespoon. Since they are fish eggs I would imagine they are high in omega-3 fatty acids, but I am not sure, I have not seen a break down of their nutrition. I don't suppose you would eat enough of it to matter unless you were a millionaire.

John Paul

And which is currently deemed best - Russian or Iranian?

The Iranians to my knowledge use borax in their process to highten flavor and
so there would be problems obtaining it in the USA if that process were used. To my understanding, passed on to me by an Iranian friend, the waters of the Caspian bordering Iran are deeper and colder than the Russian side and so are cleaner and the sturgeon prefer it, the quality of the harvested eggs are better. They also informed me that the really good stuff from Iran is sold to royalty and is so expensive that it puts it out of reach of most. If this is true, then the Russian, or now decent domestic(USA), may be the only stuff you could get your hands on. Have you seen any Iranian caviar in Hungary?

John Paul Khoury,CCC



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Thank, John Paul. I had a feeling that it wasn't going to be part of a hi-fibre diet. I've not seen any Iranian stuff here, but I can get Russian Beluga in the market at about 19 USD for 10g (at least I think it's 10g - the standard small glass jar anyway). I think that puts my original question into perspective!

Keith.