Ossetra Caviar Pasteurized — 50 g Jar

What does it taste like?

Pasteurized Ossetra caviar tastes nutty and briskly saline, with a faint sweetness on the finish. Pasteurization firms the pearls slightly and settles the flavor, next to the fresh tin. Ossetra is the classic reference flavor most people picture when they think of caviar.

Is the 50 g jar the right size?

The 50 g jar serves three to four people as an appetizer at 12–15 g each, or one to two when caviar is the center of the course. The jar suits a dinner for two or a first taste of sturgeon caviar. For more guests, the 100 g pasteurized jar costs less per ounce.

How to serve it

Chill the jar, then open at the table and serve straight from the jar.

• Spoon: Mother-of-pearl, bone or horn — never metal, which taints the flavor.
• With: Plain, or with blini and crème fraîche.
• Drink: Brut Champagne or chilled vodka.

Delivery and storage

USA Black Caviar ships this pasteurized Ossetra jar in an insulated cooler with gel ice, to all fifty states. It ships within three business days, then overnight via UPS, from $21 per order. Pasteurized caviar keeps longer than a fresh tin; the exact date is printed on the jar. Once opened, eat within 48 hours, and never freeze caviar.