Live Harvest Caviar: What It Means and Why It Changes Everything

Live Harvest Caviar: What It Means and Why It Changes Everything There is a question that serious caviar buyers rarely think to ask, but probably should: was this fish alive when the eggs were taken? For most caviar on the market, the answer is no. The traditional method of caviar harvesting — used for generations across the Caspian Sea and still practiced widely today — requires killing the fish. The sturgeon is removed from the water, the eggs are extracted, and the fish does not survive the process. It is efficient, it is familiar, and it has been the industry...