lesley
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Post by lesley on May 20, 2015 20:11:07 GMT
I've just been watching a programme about the world's most expensive food, and it featured a company that was farming sturgeon in Battersea in London. The rationale was that because it was only a mile or two away, it would be able to deliver the freshest caviar available to London's top restaurants.
I've never tasted caviar. I love fish, but there's something about fish eggs that makes me gag. Have you ever tried it?
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2015 20:15:17 GMT
I like traditional (sturgeon) caviar as well as some other fish roes, but it's not something I eat frequently.
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Post by freebird on May 20, 2015 20:15:28 GMT
Yes, we would buy it once in a while. My husband really likes it, I think it's good in small doses.
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Post by utmr on May 20, 2015 20:16:03 GMT
Yes. It's an acquired taste.
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Post by basketdiva on May 20, 2015 20:16:31 GMT
Yes I have. It was salty but good
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Post by grammanisi on May 20, 2015 20:16:39 GMT
Yes and I don't like it!
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Post by leannec on May 20, 2015 20:17:49 GMT
Yes, I love it Small, salty, pearls of goodness I also love all fish and seafood so that could be why I enjoy it ...
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Post by akathy on May 20, 2015 20:18:06 GMT
Yes
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Post by calgal08 on May 20, 2015 20:20:26 GMT
nope and no desire to
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Post by pierogi on May 20, 2015 20:21:31 GMT
I did, back in my pre-vegan days. It was quite good. Especially with a slice of lox, toast, and sour cream.
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Post by gorgeouskid on May 20, 2015 20:23:15 GMT
I'm not a fish eater (actually think it's awful) but I had to try caviar just for the saying. I have to tell you, it was 10x worse than any fish I have ever had.
Not for me...
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Post by lumo on May 20, 2015 20:27:36 GMT
I have. I did not care for it.
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Post by Gennifer on May 20, 2015 20:30:09 GMT
I've had it on top of sushi, but never as a standalone.
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Post by monklady123 on May 20, 2015 20:31:39 GMT
Yes. And my story is that the first time I ever ate caviar was when I was in the Peace Corps in an extremely poor country in West Africa. The American embassy had a reception for us all when we first arrived, with caviar on the buffet table. There is a certain irony about eating caviar upon arrival as a Peace Corps volunteer where we're going to be working and living on the local economy.
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Post by caro on May 20, 2015 20:42:15 GMT
Does Cowboy Caviar count?
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 20, 2015 20:49:18 GMT
I like caviar and typically have some tinned on-hand in the pantry as I make a recipe or two that calls for it.
For those saying you have tried it and didn't like it -- there are different types as well as different grades of caviar. If you didn't try a good quality caviar, you may want to give it another try.
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oldcrow
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Post by oldcrow on May 20, 2015 20:54:12 GMT
Once and couldn't get it out of my mouth fast enough.
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Post by padresfan619 on May 20, 2015 20:54:18 GMT
Sure have. It is a staple on our Christmas Eve and Day appetizer table.
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Post by ~Susan~ on May 20, 2015 20:56:12 GMT
I have had it once and liked it.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2015 20:58:55 GMT
Yes in a sauce. It was very good!
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Post by rainangel on May 20, 2015 21:01:11 GMT
In Scandinvia caviar is a pretty common spread to have on bread. But it is of course not the expensive Beluga kind It costs maybe $4, the color is similar to salmon and it is salty little pearls of deliciousness I have it on a sandwich by itself, somethines with some mayo. It is really good to top a hard-boiled eggsandwich with a little bit of caviar, because it's so salty. But I can see how it would be an acquired taste. Most Scandinavian kids eat it from the second they are on solids though. My kids love it!
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Post by LeaP on May 20, 2015 21:01:35 GMT
Yes, but I prefer oysters. In high school I worked a Bloomingdales and would frequently go down to Petrossian for samples. It tastes like the sea.
I should add, take my endorsement with a grain of salt, because I have never met anything from the sea that I didn't enjoy eating.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on May 20, 2015 21:01:57 GMT
Yes. And my story is that the first time I ever ate caviar was when I was in the Peace Corps in an extremely poor country in West Africa. The American embassy had a reception for us all when we first arrived, with caviar on the buffet table. There is a certain irony about eating caviar upon arrival as a Peace Corps volunteer where we're going to be working and living on the local economy. Wow that is a story.. can I ask what country you were in?
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on May 20, 2015 21:02:42 GMT
I should have added that I like Caviar...
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Post by peabay on May 20, 2015 21:04:13 GMT
Yes. I love it - the saltiness and the texture. Yum!
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Post by monklady123 on May 20, 2015 21:06:56 GMT
Yes. And my story is that the first time I ever ate caviar was when I was in the Peace Corps in an extremely poor country in West Africa. The American embassy had a reception for us all when we first arrived, with caviar on the buffet table. There is a certain irony about eating caviar upon arrival as a Peace Corps volunteer where we're going to be working and living on the local economy. Wow that is a story.. can I ask what country you were in? Upper Volta when I first arrived. Part way through my time there was a coup d'etat and the name was changed to Burkina Faso. I like to tell people I was 2.5 years in Upper Volta and 1 year in Burkina Faso.
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Post by akathy on May 20, 2015 21:07:54 GMT
I like caviar and typically have some tinned on-hand in the pantry as I make a recipe or two that calls for it. For those saying you have tried it and didn't like it -- there are different types as well as different grades of caviar. If you didn't try a good quality caviar, you may want to give it another try. True but I had the good stuff and still hated it. It'd be a huge waste for me to try to acquire a taste for it
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Post by stittsygirl on May 20, 2015 21:07:54 GMT
Yes, several times when I was a Mormon missionary in Sweden, and found it hard to politely decline. I never did grow fond of it, and would only eat as little as I could without offending our hosts .
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on May 20, 2015 21:12:03 GMT
Wow that is a story.. can I ask what country you were in? Upper Volta when I first arrived. Part way through my time there was a coup d'etat and the name was changed to Burkina Faso. I like to tell people I was 2.5 years in Upper Volta and 1 year in Burkina Faso. My sister was in the Peace Corps in Mauritania.. and when I graduated we met in Togo, and travelled through, Burkina Faso, Benin, Ghana and the Ivory Coast. Years later I was doing a Fulbright in Senegal and the Gambia and had a very fancy 4th of July at the US embassy in Dakar!
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Post by miominmio on May 20, 2015 21:14:25 GMT
In Scandinvia caviar is a pretty common spread to have on bread. But it is of course not the expensive Beluga kind It costs maybe $4, the color is similar to salmon and it is salty little pearls of deliciousness I have it on a sandwich by itself, somethines with some mayo. It is really good to top a hard-boiled eggsandwich with a little bit of caviar, because it's so salty. But I can see how it would be an acquired taste. Most Scandinavian kids eat it from the second they are on solids though. My kids love it! One of my kids loved it with strawberry jam! It makes me gag just thinking about it. It's revolting, with or without strawberries. And I don't like the beluga kind either. Tried it several times (oh, the things we have to do in polite company!) but it's not for me. But then, I hate seafood of all kinds.
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