July 18th celebrates Caviar Day. Caviar is known as a seafood delicacy. Caviar is basically Sturgeon fish eggs. The United States was the leading distributor of caviar around the year 1900 producing over 600 tons a year. However, because of the vast amount of Sturgeon fish killed for the caviar, a ban was put in place to protect the Sturgeon fish from becoming extinct. Thus, resulting in expensive prices of caviar.
There are several species of Sturgeon fish. True caviar must come from sturgeon—a group of about 25 species of fish. Some examples of sturgeon are Beluga, Sterlet, Ossetia, and Sevruga. The caviar produced varies in colors based upon the species. Caviar is full of protein and vitamins making the delicacy a healthy meal.
Commercial caviar production historically involved stunning the fish and extracting the ovaries. Another method is extracting the caviar surgically which allows the females to continue producing roe but this method is very painful and stressful for the fish and is illegal in some countries.
Enjoy some caviar and post on social media using #July18CaviarDay.
