caviar

Also known as caviare

thumb|The rarest and most expensive form of caviar comes from the critically endangered beluga sturgeon that swims in the [[Caspian Sea.]]

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Caviar is fish eggs, with the rarest and most expensive form coming from the beluga sturgeon found in the Caspian Sea. It matters partly because the beluga sturgeon is critically endangered, making its caviar a luxury product of conservation concern.

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Food.name: Caviar
Food.image: File:Caviar spoons.jpg
Food.caption: Salmon roe (left) and sturgeon caviar (right) served with mother of pearl caviar spoons to avoid tainting the taste of the caviar.
Food.country: Iran (Persia) and/or Russia
Food.region: Black Sea region, Sea of Azov region, Caspian Sea region

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Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 112 products

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Energy: 195 kcal
Fat: 11.1 g
— of which saturates: 2 g
Carbohydrates: 5.2 g
— of which sugars: 1.5 g
Fibre: 0.6 g
Protein: 16.6 g
Salt: 4.34 g

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Commons category: Caviar
NCI Thesaurus ID: C72058
name: ꠇꠦꠜꠤꠀꠞ

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thumb|The rarest and most expensive form of caviar comes from the critically endangered beluga sturgeon that swims in the [[Caspian Sea.]]

Caviar or caviare is a food consisting of salt-cured roe of the family Acipenseridae (sturgeon). Caviar is considered a delicacy and is eaten as a garnish or spread. Traditionally, the term caviar refers only to roe from wild sturgeon in the Caspian Sea and Black Sea (beluga, ossetra and sevruga caviars). The term caviar can also describe the roe of other species of sturgeon or other fish such as paddlefish, salmon, steelhead, trout, lumpfish, whitefish, or carp.