Black Caviar is a general name for traditionally aged caviar that comes from Caspian Sea native sturgeon species. The nickname ‘black caviar’ comes from countries surrounding the Caspian Sea. The name is not specific to a particular species of sturgeon roe. In fact, by definition caviar must come from a species of sturgeon. Roe from any other fish is not caviar.
All sturgeon can produce roe with color ranging from very dark to light golden. However, any color of roe aged long enough becomes black. Centuries ago before modern refrigeration and packaging, roe was heavily salted and stored in wooden barrels. You can imagine the aging process was much faster, and the roe became dark very quickly under those conditions. Nowadays, we have much more airtight methods of storing caviar and keeping it cold. So, it takes much longer for the color to darken all the way to black. During this process, the flavor can become stronger.
Today, all Caspian native sturgeon caviar is farmed. This is due to over-fishing and critical endangerment. Marshallberg Farm raises the Osetra sturgeon species producing several grades of caviar, including the Traditional Grade. However, even this grade can range in color from black to dark shades of brown, and is not aged to the point of flavor degradation.
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I'm blown away with the quality and taste of your Caviar. I was a first time buyer and I didn't know what to expect. I've never had 100% authentic caviar and all I can say was WOW!!!! I definitely can't afford to buy this on a regular basis but I can tell you I might sneak in an anniversary and maybe even a birthday. No one in my family eats it except me, I HAVE IT ALL to myself. I received it in great packaging and it was ice cold. I was going to wait until Christmas to open a tin but I couldn't wait. I was like a kid in a candy store. I paired with the potato Latkes recipe from your website. Absolutely incredible. The only regret I have is I should have ordered a larger tin. Thank you so much. Merry Christmas
Libby Liles 09/05/22
Products from Marshallberg Farm have added a new dimension of excellence to our family gatherings. We have enjoyed the flavorful smoked sturgeon, creamy smoked sturgeon spread and, of course, the decadent Osetra caviar. The quality and flavor of these products simply cannot be surpassed and we look forward to enjoying them at future family gatherings.
JLossada 04/14/22
Royal Osetra
Simply sublime in terms of taste, color and texture! Overall, it exceeded my expectations. I look forward to my next purchase. The value of this product is amazing.
Stephen Anderson 02/20/22
Royal Osetra
Excellent. My wife and I had the royal ossetra in a three-way test against two top-shelf imported caviars (another ossetra and a beluga hybrid), and this one more than held its own. Nice firm eggs, with a distinct flavor and just a little saltiness.
Matt F. 01/03/22
Premium Osetra Sampler
We received our caviar delivery in anticipation of making our New Year’s Eve an unforgettable evening. Even with high expectations, we were absolutely blown away with the quality and flavor of everything we received. It was truly one of the greatest at-home food experiences we’ve ever had. I also highly suggest the smoked sturgeon filet. It will not get better than a bite of Caviar on Sturgeon! I will be dreaming about this until we place our next order!!
Viktoria Sikora 01/01/22
Classic Osetra Caviar
This product EXCEEDED my expectations! It matched my memories of the "real deal" from many years ago and definitely exceeded all the other tries to duplicate that experience since. I brought it to a NYE party which proved to be a HUGE hit among very discriminating friends. Thank you and I look forward to celebrating with your product again. Worth every cent. Viktoria Sikora
Joy 12/26/21
Classic Osetra Caviar
We did a Christmas Eve caviar tasting. 2 grocery store roes, one French caviar, and 2 from The Caviar Farm. There was a night and day difference. The NC caviars were by far the best. I highly recommend their products !
B Buckley 12/21/21
Classic Osetra Caviar
Every product is delicious. I will never order Russian caviar again. What a pleasure to find such quality in a NC product. The Ossetra is the best I have had including the Russian Tea Room and Petrossian in NY.
David Greenblatt 11/26/21
Gold Reserve
The golden was the best caviar we have had!!! Agreed by all, truly the golden was amazing!!! We have been eating Marshallberg’s for years. We have compared it to the best we have had. Hands down Marshallberg’s the best!!! We have shared it with Michelin chef friends and industry experts, The vote is always the same, the best. I have Persian friends that bring us caviar from Iran. This goes toe to toe.
Ron 10/29/21
Premium Osetra Sampler
I have tried many different sources for caviar and Marshallberg Farm is simply the best. The flavor was what I was looking for and the texture was magnificent. The product came arrived at the perfect temperature because the packaging was the best I have ever seen. A terrific experience from start to finish.
