{"product_id":"kaluga-hybrid-caviar","title":"Kaluga Hybrid Reserve Caviar","description":"\u003cp\u003eKaluga Hybrid is a cross of the Kaluga sturgeon and the Amur sturgeon. It takes the large firm pearl from one parent and the clean finish from the other. Beluga has been banned from import into the United States since 2005, and Kaluga Hybrid is the closest thing you can legally buy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow it tastes\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eButtery and clean. The brine is light, so you taste the egg rather than the salt. It finishes long without turning fishy, which is why it works on its own off a spoon and does not need blinis or creme fraiche to carry it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat you see when you open it\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarge separate pearls, glossy, dark olive through to brown black. They hold their shape on a spoon and they pop rather than smear. Colour shifts a little from one harvest to the next, which is normal for farmed sturgeon and not a fault.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere it comes from\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFarmed in China, where most of the world's Kaluga Hybrid is raised. Salted malossol, which means low salt, and packed into our own tins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat comes with it\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMother of pearl spoons and a Caviar \u0026amp; Truffle opening key, in every size. Mother of pearl is not decoration. Metal reacts with caviar and leaves a tinny edge on the finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/caviarandtruffle.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/tin-opener-spoon.jpg\" alt=\"Kaluga Hybrid caviar tin with Caviar and Truffle opening key and mother of pearl spoon\" style=\"max-width:480px;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:4px\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow to serve it\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePotato chips, French baguette, creme fraiche and chives. Keep it simple and let the caviar do the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/caviarandtruffle.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/pair-it-well.jpg\" alt=\"Kaluga Hybrid caviar served with potato chips, baguette, creme fraiche and chives\" style=\"max-width:480px;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:4px\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eKeeping it\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStore at -2 to +2 C, 28 to 38 F, in the coldest part of your fridge. A sealed tin holds about a week. Once opened, finish it within three days. Take it out twenty minutes before serving so it is not fridge cold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSizes\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 oz, 4 oz (115 g), 8 oz and 1 lb. Plan half an ounce per person for a proper serving rather than a taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGetting it to you\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSame day in Los Angeles and Miami by courier. Overnight anywhere else in the United States, packed cold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuying for a company? See \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/corporate-caviar-gifts\"\u003ecorporate caviar gifts\u003c\/a\u003e. Serving a crowd? See \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/caviar-for-weddings-and-private-events\"\u003ecaviar for weddings and private events\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Caviar \u0026 Truffle","offers":[{"title":"1 oz","offer_id":46290572116125,"sku":"","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Qtr lb (4 oz)","offer_id":37422222934173,"sku":"","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Half lb (8 oz)","offer_id":46290572804253,"sku":"","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Full lb (16 oz)","offer_id":37422222999709,"sku":"","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0519\/3226\/6653\/files\/4kx4k_3_-Photoroom.png?v=1740791852","url":"https:\/\/caviarandtruffle.com\/products\/kaluga-hybrid-caviar","provider":"Caviar \u0026 Truffle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}