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(Huso huso)
The Beluga is the largest sturgeon,
weighing up to two thousand pounds and at lengths of more
than fifteen feet.
The female beluga sturgeon takes up to twenty-five years to
mature and produce eggs. Beluga caviar is the largest grain
caviar and varies in color from light to dark gray.
These Beluga pearls are the most delicate and have a mild
buttery flavor.
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(Acipenser Persicus, Gueldenstaedtii
and Baerii)
The Osetra
sturgeon is smaller than the Beluga and weighs from fifty to
two hundred pounds.
The female Osetra require up to ten years to produce eggs and
offer medium grain caviar of a light to dark brown color with
golden highlights.
These eggs are firmer in contrast to Beluga and have a nutty
flavor. Golden Osetra caviar is
a rare form of Osetra that is golden yellow in color and has
abundantly rich flavor.
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(Acipenser Stellatus)
The Sevruga sturgeon is smaller
than the Osetra and most weigh under forty pounds.
Female Sevruga mature after seven years and produce a small
grain caviar.
Sevruga caviar is light to dark gray in color and has a distinctively
strong intense flavor.
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(Acipenser Transmontanus)
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Caviar from the Beluga, Osetra,
and Sevruga sturgeons which is judged unsuitable to be served
as whole-grain or zenistaya becomes the perfect candidate
for pressed caviar.
Through a gentle curing and pressing process, pressed caviar
achieves a highly concentrated consistency suitable for slicing
and spreading.
Historically known as payusnaya, pressed caviar provided the
alternative to czarist ice-block storage in times before refrigeration,
and continues to be sought after by those who prize its unique,
intense flavor.
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(Scaphirhynchus Platorynchus)
The shovelnose sturgeon is harvested from
the various estuaries of the Mississippi river system. North
American sturgeon, also known as “hackleback”
are relatively small in size, achieving maturity in up to
five to seven years, and weigh less than twenty pounds. Shovelnose
caviar is small in pattern, black in color with a slightly
golden cast.
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Indulge in a Caviar Russe pairing of foie
gras, smoked salmon and fresh malossol caviar packed
in an insulated caviar gift bag with house made blini,
creme fraiche and mother of pearl caviar spoons.
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