caviar
noun
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The eggs, or roe, of sturgeon are called caviar. Preserved with salt, caviar is usually eaten as an appetizer. Most true caviar is produced in Russia and Iran, from fish taken from the Caspian and Black seas. The best grade, beluga, is prepared from large black or gray eggs; fresh beluga caviar is relatively scarce and thus expensive. Lesser grades are from smaller, denser eggs. In the U.S., the roe of salmon, whitefish, lumpfish, and paddlefish is sometimes sold under the name caviar.
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The hotel is just an hour away from the Black Sea; caviar is de riguer.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2024
Famous for incorporating rare and precious ingredients such as caviar into their formulations, La Prairie offers a skincare experience that goes beyond mere pampering.
—Julie Loffredi, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Deviled Eggs With Uni Deviled eggs often become the budget-friendly vehicle for bougie ingredients like caviar.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
There are oysters with hot sauce, crab Louie tartlets, diver scallop crudo, and potato pancakes that can be topped with Kaluga caviar.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
For $18, guests can order deviled eggs with caviar.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
What’s with the recent push to serve caviar with potato chips ($120)?
—Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 23 Feb. 2024
Recent menus featured cauliflower with California White Sturgeon caviar and wild foraged greens and a seafood tower with Foxley River oysters, Bay scallops, and Dungeness crab dip.
—Jenna Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
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Word History
earlier cavery, caviarie, from obsolete Italian caviari, plural of caviaro, from Turkish havyar
circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Caviar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caviar. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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