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Beluga and osetra, followed by sevruga, are considered to be the "great" caviars, but all three come from critically endangered sturgeon species.
Instead, consider the excellent farmed alternatives, including California caviar (also called White Sturgeon or Transmontanus caviar), Baerii (also called Siberian) caviar or
farmed Osetra.
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Petrossian Paris
"When it comes to caviar, Petrossian is the mother ship," says the New York Times. Back in the 1920s, the Petrossian brothers, Melkoum and Mouchegh, introduced Europe to the world of fine caviar. Now Petrossian is one of the largest exporters of caviar in the world. |
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Caviar Russe
Along with Petrossian, this Madison Avenue restaurant and caviar shop is one of the top places to go in Manhattan for caviar. |
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Browne Trading Company
This Portland, Maine company is the source of choice for famed chefs such as Daniel Boulud (of New York's Daniel) and Eric Ripert (of New York's LeBernardin) |
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other excellent caviar suppliers Russ & Daughters - Though most famous for its smoked salmon, which Marian Burros of the New York Times has called "perfection," this 90+ year old family-run shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side also stocks some of the city's best caviar (Iranian and domestic). Zabar's - A New York mecca for foodies and a good place to go for caviar. Paramount Caviar - Another great New York purveyor. Seattle Caviar - The best place to go for caviar in the Pacific Northwest. |
american caviar specialists Sterling Caviar - Many consider this to be the best American made caviar, which some say compares favorably to Caspian Sea osetra. It's harvested from White Sturgeon which are farm-raised in Northern California by a company called Sea Stolt Farms. This caviar is also sold by Petrossian under its own label. Tsar Nicoulai - After Stolt Sea Farm caviar (which is sold under the Sterling Caviar and Petrossian labels), San Francisco-based Tsar Nicoulai is the only other domestic caviar producer you need to know. Celebrity chefs Wolfgang Puck, Charlie Trotter and others have praised their California Estate Osetra. non-caviar fish roe Sunburst Trout - Only the roe (fish eggs) of sturgeon can be called caviar. Eggs from any other species, such as salmon or trout, are known as roe. This North Carolina company has been widely praised for its rainbow trout roe. Carolyn Collins Caviar - A mother/daughter Chicago company known for their Hackleback caviar and other American fresh water roe. |