by, Hunter Davis
The word ‘Almas’ means diamond, a fitting name for the world’s most expensive caviar. This Beluga caviar is white in appearance. The most expensive caviar comes from the Beluga Sturgeon, native to the Caspian Sea. Generally, the lighter the color of Beluga caviar the older the fish is. The word caviar comes from the Persian word “Khag-avar,” meaning “the roe-generator.” In Medieval Russia, caviar was a peasant food, but by the time Shakespeare wrote the famous, “twas caviary to the general,” caviar had gained its association with connoisseurship and luxury. An important fact about caviar is that the older the fish, the more elegant and exquisite is the flavor.
Almas caviar comes from Iran making it extremely rare and extremely expensive. The only known outlet is the Caviar House & Prunier in London England’s Picadilly that sells a kilo of the expensive Almas caviar in a 24-karat gold tin for £16,000, or about $25,000. Coincidentally, it is also where you can find the most expensive meal in Britain. The Caviar House also sells a £800 tin for those on a smaller budget.
Beluga caviar is composed of pea-sized, gray eggs. In general, the lighter the color, the more expensive it is. The grades are: 0 (darkest color), 00 (medium toned), and 000 (lightest color). The 000 grade is the most expensive and is sometimes referred to as “royal caviar”. In terms of texture, royal caviar is often described as rich and silky.
All caviar has an extremely short shelf life, so if you’re able to afford it, make sure you eat it all!
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Beware today russia makes fake caviars and sell them under the name of IRANIAN CAVIAR so you must buy Iranian caviar from trusted stores.
i didn’t know we exported the world’s most expensive caviar….go us!
As soon as any almas caviar is caught it is bought up by rich people as it is so scarce, making the price of almas caviar to go up and up. I have heard some people are trying to farm almas caviar which could bring the price down, and there are a few other establishments where you can buy almas caviar
Hold on…there’s EXPENSIVE caviar?
i dnt understand y r da caviar tined in a 24cart gold as it raises da price of da caviar unnecessarily!
Please, get a dictionary. Or use spell check in a word processor. 'Da' is not a word.. nor are 'y' and 'r'… Embarrassing.
Please take a class on how to write properly before you comment on someone elses posts. You aren't supposed to use the word "or" at the start of a sentence.
i really think we should also start making caviar in our country on large scale.
There are top quality American Caviar as well as Imported Caviar
super wow…ala lang
How much for 1 dot of caviar egg.
Mom and i get Almas all the time!!! It's really unrivaled, the best!!!
Its decent…but I prefer my caviar laced with cognac and edible gold leafs, so this really isn't up to par, although its good value for a pitiful 16000.
how much per dot?
Yeah, English teacher… By the way, it should be *else's.