caviar

Scene: An elegant 18th century mansion outside Bordeaux. New Year's Day brunch. Well dressed guests mill about, holding glasses, small plates and cocktail napkins. Action: A small group of guests hover around one particular hors d'oeuvre table. On the table sits and empty bowl, nestled in another bowl of crushed ice which the guests eye conspiciously while trying to look nonchalant. The maitre d'hotel notices that the bowl is empty, picks it up. carries it to the kitchen and returns with it filled to the brim. Suddenly the guests pounce, appropriating the contents,deflecting the competition with sharp tongues and even sharper elbows, each one intent on claiming the bowls' nectar for himself. What is the cause of this visible social faux pas? What could make mature, sophisticated adults revert to such base animalistic behaviour? CAVIAR OFCOURSE !! WHAT ELSE!! The popularity of caviar is hardly a new phenomenon. The dish dates back to ancient times and has been prized in almost every culture across the globe. The sturgeon, the fish whose roe alone under FDA rulings may be classified as caviar,is a prehistoric fish that has been around for 250 million years, surviving since the time of, and out lasting the dinasaurs. Twenty-four major species of sturgeon still exist, mainly in the Caspian Sea, although their numbers have been decimated by pollution and over-fishing. Sturgeons can live to be a 100 years old and weigh over 1.500 kilos. This amazing fish has more chromosomes than man and is highly adaptable to its environment. Some claim it was the Turkish who first coined the word "khavyar" from which the English term Caviar originates. Others suggest the term comes from the Persian word "Chav-jar" which translates loosely to "cake of power". Yet caviar is more than carefully processed eggs of a prehistoric fish, more than a flashpoint for international tensions and safety concerns, more than an opportunity to make a quick buck, poaching, scamming and violating the law. Caviar has become a symbol throughout the world of success and luxury, sometimes of snobbery and high-society. The ritual surrounding the consumption of caviar only helps to to add to its image and flair. The ornate silver serving dishes with their inner glass bowls and outer ice compartments, the delicate mother-of-pearl spoons, the variety of accompaniments which are served alongside, the awkward dance performed by guests offered the treat, knowing it is impolite to help oneself to more than a teaspoonful or two but drawn to the delicacy nonetheless. Little wonder why the sovereigns of China, Russia and Frace claimed the much desired roe for themselvnes and why we are willing to pay such a huge price for these perfect magic pearls.

Caviar - St Barts - St Barthelemy





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