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Michael LaVecchia
(704) 926 4630
Our Selection of Fine Caviars
French Siberian Sturgeon
- Scientific Name: Acipenser baerii
- Country of Origin: Farmed raised in Biganos, France
- Appearance: Smaller size with dark oyster grey color
- Flavor Profile: Light taste with overtones of green hazelnuts and sweet corn, and a silky mouth feel.
- Like: Caspian Sea sevruga
- Sustainable Fact: This French Siberian sturgeon is farm raised at the famous
Moulin de la Cassadotte (Cassdotte Mill). The low density ponds, fed by the natural, gravity flow of the Lacanua River, generate a favorable current for the sturgeon.
Kaluga X Amur Sturgeon
- Scientific Name: Huso dauricus x Acipenser schrenkii
- Country of Origin: Farmed raised in Qiandaohu, China
- Appearance: Medium size with grey to golden hues
- Flavor Profile: Mineral taste with a rich flavor pop and
a lingering butter finish
- Like: Cross breed with osetra and beluga characteristics
- Sustainable Fact: This award winning caviar is farm raised in the Amur river
basin. Chinese Marine biologists have perfected the farm and caviar experts from Iran developed and monitor the malossol (lightly salted) process.
Amur Sturgeon
- Scientific Name: Acipenser schrenkii
- Country of Origin: Farmed raised in Qiandaohu, China
- Appearance: Small to medium with golden caramel hues
- Flavor Profile: Nutty flavor with hints of toasted almonds & dried fruit
- Like: Caspian Sea osetra
- Sustainable Fact: This truly Asian breed is farm raised
using centuries old Russian techniques. The farms benefit from the pristine waters flowing from this mountainous province.
Sterlet Sturgeon
- Scientific Name: Acipenser ruthenus
- Country of Origin: Farmed raised in Chungju-si, Korea
- Appearance: Small dark black
- Flavor Profile: Very lightly salted (4% versus traditional 10%) with a mild
briny finish. Exceptionally clean
- Like: Caspian Sea sevruga
- Sustainable Fact: This eco-friendly farm utilizes cutting edge technology. The fish are put to sleep, the eggs are massaged out and then the fish are throw back into the water alive.