From A 100-Year-Old-Fish to a 24K Gold Tin, Almas Caviar
February 24, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Expensive Eats at 11:30 am |
The word ‘almas’ is Russian for diamond, which is a fitting name for the world’s most expensive caviar. This beluga caviar is white in appearance and comes from a fish which is over 100 years old.
The beluga is believed to have remained unchanged for the last 120 million years. It is one of the oldest and most amazing survivors of the Dinosaur Era. The beluga is the largest and only predator in the sturgeon family. It is so rare a fish that the annual catch does not exceed 100 units.
As a general rule, the whiter the caviar the older the fish and the more elegant and exquisite the flavor. Almas Iranian caviar is hard to come by and extremely expensive. It is beautifully packed in none other than a 24K gold tin and is sold for an incredible price of $23,308 per 32oz.
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