Good evening,
welcome back to our series sharing Food Holidays: July 18th, 2021. Take a look at the Holidays being celebrated today and let me know if you would like to celebrate or not.
For me being National Caviar Day it isn’t a Holiday I would want to share and neither does David or Charlie. As for making Caviar for a friend or family member I don’t know anyone who would eat Caviar so there will be no, celebrating for us today. How about you?
There’s a delicacy that is the very definition of elegance in the minds of most people, it’s a mysterious word that brings together a longing for the better things in life, with a strange revulsion once you think too carefully about what it is.
There are many things that are referred to by the same name, but only one of them stands as the one true Caviar. True Caviar comes from one of a few types of sturgeon, and Caviar Day celebrates this taste of decadence, and the history behind it.
History of Caviar Day
Caviar has a strange history, when you consider the place that it holds in Society today. The origins, however, remain the same. Caviar is the roe (or Eggs) of the female of a number of species of Sturgeon, with Beluga being the most popular and well known variety of Sturgeon.
Long ago Caviar was served for free in much the same way Peanuts often are today, given away free to foster thirst and encourage people to imbibe even more.
Did you know proper Caviar comes in many colors, though it is most often a deep Pearlescent Black color, and can account for as much as 25% of a Sturgeon’s body weight.
For those who don’t know, a Sturgeon can weigh in at 300lbs+, meaning a single Sturgeon can produce up to 75lbs at a time. Caviar was so popular and the supplies so abundant that North America supplied almost all of the 600 tons a year that went to Europe each year.
Once the ban was put on Sturgeon fishing in the 1906 to protect the dwindling number of them in the Ocean, the price of Caviar started climbing.
By the 1960’s, Caviar was of such a price that it practically defined what it meant to have an elegant, expensive meal. The price has only gone up since then.
How to celebrate Caviar Day
Celebrating Caviar Day is delicious and adventurous. While Beluga Sturgeon may be outside the financial means of many people, that’s not the only kind of Caviar there is.
Caviar Day celebrates all of them, even the ‘imposters’ like Salmon, Trout, Carp, Lumpfish, and many more. Get out there and explore the culinary delight that is Caviar, and if you’re especially fortunate you can enjoy it from the bowl of a mother-of-pearl spoon. There’s no reason we shouldn’t all be able to eat like King’s and billionaires, if only for one day.
Five Facts about Caviar:
- True Caviar comes from the Icy Waters of the Caspian Sea where the environment is most conducive to producing the finest Sturgeon.
- Today with Sturgeon facing extinction Caviar will remain a delicacy and remain very expensive.
- The United States imports approximately sixty percent of the total world of the Caviar supply.
- Caviar is full of proteins, vitamins, and it is low in calories and thus is a complete meal by itself.
- Caviar is being given to patients after surgery to aid their recovery. I hope if I even have Surgery they don’t give me Caviar because I would end up starving as I refuse to eat Caviar. How about you?
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
