From the archive · Gourmet · 19 July 2010

Gourmet: Beluga caviar for gourmets

After a year of suspension, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has announced that it can re-export of beluga caviar. The producers of the Caspian Sea countries could export this year, three tons of roe that Kazakhstan exported 1.5 tons, Iran and Russia 800 kilos 700 kilos.

In the 90s, the member states of the CITES listed all species of sturgeon in Appendix II of the treaty and in case you want to export should be the government who must give approval. The decline of sturgeon populations in 2001 as a result of poaching in the Caspian Sea and illegal trade, he was banned temporarily from the wild caviar. The commitment of Parisin 2002 the countries agreed export quotas under the threat of embargo should not follow.

Beluga caviar is undoubtedly synonymous with luxury, one of the most distinguished dishes and can not miss on the finest tables. It is a delicacy, with many stylish and nutrition. Now the most demanding palates and enjoy this culinary extravaganza.