How to Choose Red Caviar
Red caviar is a tasty and healthy product. Once upon a time, she was present at our tables exclusively on holidays. Today, the excellent taste, usefulness, and availability of red caviar have made it a popular product among all followers of a healthy diet. It is no coincidence that included red caviar in the list of superfoods: it is high in fat and protein, which is easily digestible; caviar contains vitamins A, E, D, which are essential for our body's polyunsaturated fatty acids, phosphorus, iodine, calcium. Regular use of red caviar increases efficiency, strengthens bones and joints, starts the regeneration process, has an anti-stress effect, strengthens vision, and improves our skin and hair. It is no coincidence that red caviar is included in the daily diet of patients who have undergone surgery - for a quick recovery of strength and energy.
Red caviar is a delicate and perishable product. To deliver it to the consumer, many manufacturers use various preservatives and chemical additives, which inevitably affect the beneficial properties of caviar. How not to miscalculate with the purchase and choose a quality product that will not disappoint with its appearance and quality, will bring taste pleasure and benefit? Here are some essential tips to keep in mind.
1. Name
The label must indicate the type of fish of the salmon family. The most common on our shelves is pink salmon caviar. This fish is the most prolific in the salmon family, so its caviar is produced in large volumes. This caviar does not have a pronounced fishy taste, so both adults and children, who are usually wary of seafood, like it. The second most popular salmon caviar is chum salmon. Large eggs characterize it with a visible fat spot. This caviar has received the name of a royal treat due to its tenderness and creamy taste. If you don't see the fish's name on the label, there is only an inscription: "Grained salmon caviar" most likely, you have a fake. Anything can be inside, from caviar garbage to an expired product.
2. Production date
Good caviar is obtained during spawning. In salmon fish, this process usually continues from June to October. If a different month is indicated on the packaging, most likely prepared the caviar from frozen raw materials - yastiks, transported from fishing areas closer to the consumer. At the place of production, defrosting, extraction of caviar, salting, and subsequent packaging occur. As a rule, Caviar obtained in this way noticeably loses its quality and properties.
3. Appearance of the package
A jar of caviar should not have any damage, dents, and even more swelling. Shake the jar several times. If you hear the sound of "flopping," then there is a lot of excess liquid inside - brine. Its excessive volume affects the amount of caviar and its taste.
4. Place of packaging
Buy caviar from a traditional fishery. The word "Kamchatka" on the packaging is equivalent to a quality mark. This region is considered to be the birthplace of red caviar. Since ancient times, fishing has been a vital occupation of the local population, and salmon fish have been the main object of fishing. Today, the fishing and fish processing industry is the basis of the region's economy.
About a fifth of the world's stocks of natural Pacific salmon are reproduced in Kamchatka, making it possible to provide the population of remote regions and countries with high-quality fresh products. One of the largest specialized fish processing plants is owned by Vostochny Bereg /Bering Seafood. The modern high-tech complex, located on the eastern coast of Kamchatka, processes almost 500 tons of fish products per day. For 20 years of operation, "Vostochny Bereg" / Bering Seafood has become a world model for the production and processing of salmon fish and red granular caviar. Numerous international awards and certificates confirm the freshness, quality, and naturalness of its products. The vast modern, high-tech complex has all the necessary equipment for the smooth production operation during the high season: from June to October. At this time, the spawning of chum salmon and pink salmon, the main commercial fish of the Vostochny Bereg / Bering Seafood, takes place. Why is the timing of the fish caught so important? It determines the taste and quality of red caviar. In North America - in Alaska, located on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, the population of wild salmon is rapidly declining. To meet the population's need for red caviar, American companies have to disrupt the production technology and catch fish before it enters fresh rivers when the caviar has not matured and has not gained helpful trace elements. This is reflected not only in the taste but also in the product's appearance: the eggs become sour and do not hold their shape well. In Kamchatka, fish are caught only when the fish is preparing for spawning, which means the taste and quality of caviar - it is fully ripe.
The production of salted wild salmon caviar at the Vostochny Bereg / Bering Seafood enterprise is organized according to the principle of a short cycle: only 4 hours pass from catching the fish to freezing the finished jar of caviar. Innovative packaging awarded a diploma at the international exhibition "Prodexpo," allowing you to save all the vitamins and valuable elements in red caviar without flavors, flavors, and dyes.
The grainy salmon roe of the company "Vostochny Bereg" / Bering Seafood is made from Pacific salmon, which has scales and fins, which means that it fully complies with the requirements of kashrut, the observance of which is an integral part of the life of all followers of Judaism. At the company's fish processing complex, they carefully control the quality of raw materials and finished products, do not allow "dirty" processing, so Jews and adherents of a healthy diet around the world are happy to purchase red caviar "Vostochny Bereg" / Bering Seafood, as it meets all the signs of kosher.
Thanks to the developed international trade system, today, the company's products are available to residents of many continents. The freshness, usefulness, and quality of grainy red caviar are guaranteed by the package's name "Vostochny Bereg" / Bering Seafood. Buyers in 12 countries already know this well.
