What is caviar ?

Question

What is caviar ?

Answer 1

cav·i·ar also cav·i·are  

NOUN:

The roe of a large fish, especially sturgeon, that is salted, seasoned, and eaten as a delicacy or relish.

ETYMOLOGY:

Alteration of caviarie (probably from obsolete Italian caviari, pl. of caviaro), or from French caviare both from Turkish havyar, from Persian khvyr; ; akin to khyah, egg, from Middle Persian khyak; see awi- in Indo-European roots

WORD HISTORY:

Although caviar might seem to be something quintessentially Russian, the word caviar is not, the native Russian term being ikra. Caviar first came into English in the 16th century, probably by way of French and Italian, which borrowed it from Turkish havyar. The source of the Turkish word is apparently an Iranian dialectal form related to the Persian word for "egg," khyah, and this in turn goes back to the same Indo-European root that gives us the English words egg and oval. This rather exotic etymology is appropriate to a substance that is not to everyone's taste, giving rise to Shakespeare's famous phrase, " 'twas caviary to the general," the general public, that is.

*hey! i deserve 10 points! i had to research on that! LOL ;D*

Answer 2

Caviar is the egg of the sturgeon (a large fish that lives in Central and Eastern Europe).  It is very expensive to buy, and graded according to quality, dependent on the taste, texture and also the size and type of sturgeon from which it comes.  Caviar traditionally comes from Russia and Iran.

Answer 3

"The roe of a large fish, especially sturgeon, that is salted, seasoned, and eaten as a delicacy or relish."

Caviar is found in grey-to-black, gold, brown, and red color.

For a quick study, check out:  https://finecaviar.com/

It is unfortunate how depleted we've caused this fish (and others) to become. Also, I seem to recall something about there being a huge black-market where the roe is taken and the fish just thrown away and wasted?

This was an excellent question, as it sent me checking on what little I knew, beyond having had the eating experience.....

Answer 4

they r suppose to be fish eggs which r suppose to be black and really tasty.caviare soups are good to cure arthritis.

Answer 5

Fish eggs, the colour is black, they're  a groups of tiny black stuff. Expensive.

Answer 6

Caviar is the egg of the sturgeon (a large fish that lives in Central and Eastern Europe). It is very expensive to buy, and graded according to quality, dependent on the taste, texture and also the size and type of sturgeon from which it comes. Caviar traditionally comes from Russia and Iran.

Answer 7

RARE FISH EGGS BLACK IN COLOR

Answer 8

Fish eggs

Answer 9

Never tasted, can not afford

Answer 10

i dont know

Answer 11

Caviar is an expensive delicacy consisting of the unfertilized eggs (roe) of sturgeon brined with a salt solution

Answer 12

Raw fish eggs...i dnt see what is so good in that...

Answer 13

Salted fish eggs varried in color and size.  They can be cheap or really expensive.  Personally, I like them on a cracker with butter- I have only had the cheap stuff.  

Funny the things humans decide to eat...  Makes you wonder!

Answer 14

I have just studied that this semester from my Culinary Program in Canada. It was nice to know what is caviar and the quality is very good and very expnsive. ALMAS (from Iran or Russia) is worth 30,000 Pounds (British Pound) and covert that into dollar, that is about $35,000 Canadian Dollars. ALMAS is extremely rare to find where everyou are going.

The only fishes that carry caviar is: Beluga, Strugeon, and Osetra.

Answer 15

Something rich people like to eat.