Earlier this year, the Wall Street Journal published an article about Black River Caviar’s amazing success story. The article, titled, “Caviar Dreams, In the quest to replicate the richness of wild caviar, one aquaculture farm in Uruguay is perfecting the product”, details how Black River Caviar began.
The business plan was created decades ago, and in 1992 fertilized Siberian sturgeon roe were imported to Uruguay where the sturgeon farm is currently located. It takes at least seven years for sturgeon to produce roe that will be harvested and sold as Black River Caviar. Wild sturgeon roe is known for its depth in flavor and cleanliness, and Black River Caviar set out to produce a caviar product through their innovative aquaculture facility that reproduces the distinct wild roe flavor.
“We call it wild raised,” Black River Caviar CEO Graham Gaspard says. Like cattle that wander the open, but fenced, plains of Montana, these fish lead a replica of real life, following their natural reproductive cycle. “When it’s time to swim upstream to spawn, we increase the water flow in the canals to simulate a return to the river,” Gaspard says.
The Wall Street Journal article describes Black River Caviar’s ossetra caviar as follows: “The buttery globules are firm enough to roll over the palate, each revealing its perfectly round shape, but they dissolve with the slightest pressure into a soft cream with hints of nuts, salt and freshwater.”
Black River Caviar truly produces a remarkable, sustainable osetra caviar. To read the entire article, go to: WSJ.com.
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Black River Caviar's aquaculture facility in Uruguay
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Black River Ossetra Malossol Caviar is among the finest caviar in the world. This magnificent ossetra caviar is produced from “wild raised” Siberian sturgeon, originally imported as fertilized roe from Russia in 1995. Light brown to jet black in color, this caviar is large grain, has a fresh, clean, nutty taste, and sweet and creamy finish. Black River Caviar is the premier substitute for wild ossetra sturgeon caviar. The sturgeon are fed an all-natural, organic feed. Black River Caviar’s Russian Caviar Master uses the malossol, or “little salt” method, to enhance the superb flavor of the caviar.
Enjoy caviar by the spoonful, or serve with with a mild base, such as lightly toasted challah bread or blinis. Since household refrigerators are usually too warm for caviar products, we suggest the following for proper storage: place a sealed bag of ice, or a frozen ice pack, on the caviar tin and place it in the coldest part of the refrigerator, usually the back; replenish the ice as it melts. If the coldest part of your refrigerator is under 36 degrees, ice is not necessary.
http://www.enjoyfoiegras.com/products/caviar.html Learn about Black River Caviar and why their osetra is so good.
Black River Ossetra Malossol Caviar is among the finest caviar in the world. This magnificent ossetra caviar is produced from “wild raised” Siberian sturgeon, originally imported as fertilized roe from Russia in 1995. Light brown to jet black in color, this caviar is large grain, has a fresh, clean, nutty taste, and sweet and creamy finish.
Black River Caviar is the premier substitute for wild ossetra sturgeon caviar. The sturgeon are fed an all-natural, organic feed. Black River Caviar’s Russian Caviar Master uses the malossol, or “little salt” method, to enhance the superb flavor of the caviar.
Enjoy caviar by the spoonful, or serve with with a mild base, such as lightly toasted challah bread or blinis. Since household refrigerators are usually too warm for caviar products, we suggest the following for proper storage: place a sealed bag of ice, or a frozen ice pack, on the caviar tin and place it in the coldest part of the refrigerator, usually the back; replenish the ice as it melts. If the coldest part of your refrigerator is under 36 degrees, ice is not necessary.
http://www.enjoyfoiegras.com/products/caviar.html Learn about american caviar and western caviar before you buy caviar or give a caviar gift.
Caviar, or sturgeon roe, typically comes from one of three species of sturgeon: beluga, the largest of the sturgeon, osetra, the second largest of the fish, or sevruga.
All wild sturgeon are endangered; therefore, we are offering caviar produced through sustainable farming techniques. We have chosen suppliers that are pioneers in the production of sustainable caviar and produce exceptionally good quality caviar—Tsar Nicoulai and Black River Caviar. Our flavorful osetra (also spelled ossetra) caviar has a fresh, clean taste with a creamy finish.
Tsar Nicoulai is the worldwide pioneer of sustainable California caviar and producers of the acclaimed California Estate Osetra.
Learn about different types of american caviar before you buy caviar or give a caviar gift.
Caviar, or sturgeon roe, typically comes from one of three species of sturgeon: beluga, the largest of the sturgeon, osetra, the second largest of the fish, or sevruga.
All wild sturgeon are endangered; therefore, we are offering caviar produced through sustainable farming techniques. We have chosen suppliers that are pioneers in the production of sustainable caviar and produce exceptionally good quality caviar—Tsar Nicoulai and Black River Caviar. Our flavorful osetra (also spelled ossetra) caviar has a fresh, clean taste with a creamy finish.
Tsar Nicoulai is the worldwide pioneer of sustainable California caviar and producers of the acclaimed California Estate Osetra.
http://www.enjoyfoiegras.com/products/caviar.html Learn about american caviar and western caviar before you buy caviar or give a caviar gift.
Caviar, or sturgeon roe, typically comes from one of three species of sturgeon: beluga, the largest of the sturgeon, osetra, the second largest of the fish, or sevruga.
All wild sturgeon are endangered; therefore, we are offering caviar produced through sustainable farming techniques. We have chosen suppliers that are pioneers in the production of sustainable caviar and produce exceptionally good quality caviar—Tsar Nicoulai and Black River Caviar. Our flavorful osetra (also spelled ossetra) caviar has a fresh, clean taste with a creamy finish.
Tsar Nicoulai is the worldwide pioneer of sustainable California caviar and producers of the acclaimed California Estate Osetra.
http://www.enjoyfoiegras.com/products/caviar.html Learn about american caviar and western caviar before you buy caviar or give a caviar gift.
Caviar, or sturgeon roe, typically comes from one of three species of sturgeon: beluga, the largest of the sturgeon, osetra, the second largest of the fish, or sevruga.
All wild sturgeon are endangered; therefore, we are offering caviar produced through sustainable farming techniques. We have chosen suppliers that are pioneers in the production of sustainable caviar and produce exceptionally good quality caviar—Tsar Nicoulai and Black River Caviar. Our flavorful osetra (also spelled ossetra) caviar has a fresh, clean taste with a creamy finish.
Tsar Nicoulai is the worldwide pioneer of sustainable California caviar and producers of the acclaimed California Estate Osetra. This video shows a tasting of Tsar Nicoulai Reserve California Estate Osetra Caviar.
Whether it’s imported caviar or American caviar, the most important factor in storing caviar is keeping the product at proper temperature.
Caviar should be stored at 26 – 35 degrees fahrenheit. The coldest part of the refrigerator is usually the back. The safest way to store caviar at proper temperature is to place the caviar on a bed of ice in a sealed bag and change the ice when it melts. Unopened, most caviar products will last anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. Once a can or jar is opened, caviar should be enjoyed within a few days.
If you want to store an opened jar or tin of caviar longer than a few days, it’s best to cover the remaining caviar with a small piece of plastic wrap to prevent air from getting to the caviar.
When eating caviar, always use a mother of pearl, bone, wood, or glass spoon. Stainless steel utensils can give the caviar a tinny taste.
Please visit our online store to view our caviar selections. We have a large selection of caviar gift boxes, and well as premium caviar products by sustainable caviar pioneers, Black River Caviar and Tsar Nicoulai Caviar.
I learned about the company Black River Caviar on Twitter. I don’t even remember what the post said, but I decided to check out the company. I have been very impressed with Black River Caviar beginning with the first conversation, but after trying a sample of their product, and reading about their production methods, I am even more impressed. Below is the story Black River Caviar tells. I think it’s pretty compelling…
We would like to describe in some detail the principals which set apart our one of a kind farming facilities and allow us to set the standard for a totally new concept: the WILD-RAISED production of caviar.
To date the consumer has known about only two sources of caviar:
1. the Caspian Sea area (Russia and Iran), where caviar is harvested from the wild sturgeon.
2. The other known source is newer and less appetizing: it involves sturgeon being Farm-Raised. This process involves a closed circuit of recirculated waters (99%) in artificial pools or tanks, which require the overused water be treated with filters and chemical products.
From its inception, Black River Caviar sought out the perfect environment within which we knew we could match the quality of wild caviar production.
We have therefore designed all our facilities on our farm in such a way that they are harmoniously adapted to the environment and best utilize the pristine natural habitat that is the Rio Negro – Uruguay.
Our guiding philosophical principal is the recreation of ‘life in the wild’ for the sturgeon: from day one until the moment of our caviar harvesting.
Our facilities are divided into three areas:
1. The Hatchery
2. Baygorria Lake
3. The Raceways System
The imported Russian sturgeon eggs are housed in the Hatchery: an environment which simulates the bottom of the river were Russian sturgeon naturally spawn.
Then, over the next six to nine months, we then do a natural classification – selecting the best young sturgeon to send to the lake. This environment corresponds very closely to that of the Caspian Sea with its slow and natural water streams. Here, in a stress-free environment, our fish are fed special organic feed and allowed to grow in the most healthy and natural way.
At this point all the females are tagged with a special microchip in order for us to literally follow their maturation process with the necessary detail required.
Once the females start to produce their first roe, we move them to the Raceways systems, which again is a perfect simulation of the river delta and its requisite rapids.
This unprecedented system moves about 50 million Gallons through the Raceways each day – constantly guaranteeing that the water is 100% fresh and free-flowing. We therefore have no need for any water recycling, or any kind of water treatments or filters.
The volume of water running through the system guarantees a totally unspoiled environment in which the water is naturally oxygenated when flowing through our cascade system. This system is comprised of 80 concrete raceways, each of 150 meters, and each which we handle individually.
Due to this design we can work with the sturgeon twenty-four hours a day and we are able to change the water speed, quantity and depth of each unit in order to simulate the females’ natural journey up the river.
The continuous exercise the Sturgeon get in this environment – constantly swimming against the fresh water streams – allows our fish to grow and mature in a fashion which ensures a quality akin to their wild counterparts.
Our entire operation is based on ensuring quality sturgeon by creating a uniquely planned environment that mimicks the natural environment allowing for a completely new classification of caviar: not wild and not farm-raised – ours is uniquely WILD-RAISED.
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