7 Things You Don’t Know About: Caviar

In the spirit of one of our favorite new websites out there, 7Things.info, here are 7 things you don’t know about caviar.

1. Historically, black caviar comes from Sturgeon fished from the Caspian Sea.
2. The word “caviar” comes from the Turkish language.
3. Vegetarian versions of caviar are usually made from algae.
4. The Beluga Sturgeon, responsible for the much sought after and large sized Beluga Caviar, can live to be over 110 years old and grow to be 19 to 20 feet in length.
5. There are commercial fish farmers experiment with being able to remove the matter that will become the caviar and leaving the fish alive to continue producing.
6. During the early 1900s, most of Europe’s supply of caviar came from the United States and Canada.
7. The high priced wealthy surroundings that caviar is usually found in is totally a production of the western world, in Eastern Europe it is commonly used for family gatherings and holiday meals and is not associated with luxury.

Caviar has always been associated with high class food, now maybe you know a little bit more about this luxurious food item.