Problem
What do you order for a special occasion? A birthday, wedding or wedding anniversary. Or if you are a special person for whom every day is a special occasion?
Caviar
Heathrow had a Caviar shop in the departures area. Caviar to take with you, to brighten Christmas, or brighten your arrival, treat or amuse your hosts and their other guests - if your hosts like caviar.
You have to know your audience. We took caviar to hosts we were staying with for a week in Singapore. Unfortunately, the Australian friends was away and his new girlfriend, Singaporean Chinese was not keen and not impressed. She ate out a lot and didn't open it. Their diet was Asian food. All four of us had separate meals.
Eventually, we decided the unopened jar was sitting in their hot kitchen and we wondered if it had an expiry date. We opened it and gave them some. They were interested.
After that we cooked them some food. Then they cooked us some food. We had just got the catering sorted when it was time to leave. The moral is, write and offer them two or three choices of food. Some people would love to try caviar. They would have extra days of pleasure anticipating receiving it. You could read the company website in advance to work out what you want to buy. Or, if buying for somebody else, ask them to make a shortlist so you can select from it something which is in stock
(Saying it wasn't in stock is also a polite way of picking something within your budget. If the gift recipient picks something too pricey, look for a special offer. If they pick something too cheap, buy them extra in bulk, or both items on their list.)
Russians will tell you that the best caviar comes from Russia. What is caviar? Eggs from fish.
Cheap So-called Caviar?
Can I get cheaper 'caviar'. Yes, sometimes in supermarkets. Basically, the best or real caviar is from specific large fish, resulting in large eggs, often black. Small eggs from other fish can be dyed bright orange and sold in little pots in supermarkets. I must admit I like the cheap fish roe. Sometimes real caviar is sold cheaper after Christmas in the January sales.
Caviar House and Prunier.
What do you order for a special occasion? A birthday, wedding or wedding anniversary. Or if you are a special person for whom every day is a special occasion?
Caviar
Heathrow had a Caviar shop in the departures area. Caviar to take with you, to brighten Christmas, or brighten your arrival, treat or amuse your hosts and their other guests - if your hosts like caviar.
You have to know your audience. We took caviar to hosts we were staying with for a week in Singapore. Unfortunately, the Australian friends was away and his new girlfriend, Singaporean Chinese was not keen and not impressed. She ate out a lot and didn't open it. Their diet was Asian food. All four of us had separate meals.
Eventually, we decided the unopened jar was sitting in their hot kitchen and we wondered if it had an expiry date. We opened it and gave them some. They were interested.
After that we cooked them some food. Then they cooked us some food. We had just got the catering sorted when it was time to leave. The moral is, write and offer them two or three choices of food. Some people would love to try caviar. They would have extra days of pleasure anticipating receiving it. You could read the company website in advance to work out what you want to buy. Or, if buying for somebody else, ask them to make a shortlist so you can select from it something which is in stock
(Saying it wasn't in stock is also a polite way of picking something within your budget. If the gift recipient picks something too pricey, look for a special offer. If they pick something too cheap, buy them extra in bulk, or both items on their list.)
Russians will tell you that the best caviar comes from Russia. What is caviar? Eggs from fish.
Cheap So-called Caviar?
Can I get cheaper 'caviar'. Yes, sometimes in supermarkets. Basically, the best or real caviar is from specific large fish, resulting in large eggs, often black. Small eggs from other fish can be dyed bright orange and sold in little pots in supermarkets. I must admit I like the cheap fish roe. Sometimes real caviar is sold cheaper after Christmas in the January sales.
Caviar House and Prunier.
They also have a restaurant in France. What do I fancy? Pink salmon and pink champagne.
https://www.caviarhouse-prunier.com
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer.
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