Why is caviar appealing to rich people?

[CrimsonGenius]

It’s fish eggs.

 

[DeepWater]

1. It tastes good
2. Rich people like eating babies

 

[l8rose]

Never had caviar but lobster roe is freaking delicious.

 

[RedMuffin]

It's luxury.

 

[NotaNuffian]

It taste good and it is limited enough to make the rich folks feel special.

 

[AnonUnlimited]

It costs a lot, then they can say:

“I have much more higher tastes than the commoners.”

 

[georgelee5786]

The same reason they buy ferraris instead of a simple Camry. It's good and the peasants can't have it

 

[Nolff]

It’s fish eggs.

Look, we eat chicken eggs too, and we want some variety of the eggs courses.

 

[Cortavar]

Caviar has a strong, immediately identifiable taste. It can be consumed in small portions and retain its culinary interest, so it is suitable for fancy gatherings where you are supposed to eat daintily. Like all "luxury" foods (and all quality foods that aren't luxury*), it is entirely traceable down to the specific river where the fish are farmed.

I'm no expert on caviar, but there are probably differences in the taste based on which specific family line of fish, water quality in the river, feeding process etc . are being used that add a layer of sophistication between those who have acquired the necessary tasting (the "true elite") and the wanabees who taste it occasionally or for the first time.

Add the economic factors of limited production, marketing it as a luxury, and you get a very nice luxury food.

*Yes, I am French. We've got tracing the origin and producing of food products (along with our fellow europeans, like Italians) up to an art form.

 

[Assurbanipal_II]

Because it is expensive~.

Fun fact, in the past, lobster was considered a poor people food and people eating lobster were looked down upon.

 

[l8rose]

Because it is expensive~.

Fun fact, in the past, lobster was considered a poor people food and people eating lobster were looked down upon.

Yup! My family were lobster fishermen for a few generations and my mother has stories of people looking down on them for eating lobster regularly when she was a kid. It's always going to be hilarious to me.

 

[Representing_Tromba]

Cheap caviar that is used on okay sushi tastes like popping candy so I can see the appeal. However, my personal theory is that the rich eat it because it is the closest that they can get to eating the unborn without causing a disturbance.

 

[cabbag3]

Luxury, the idea of "luxury", and rarity are usually expensive. People want to be special, or at least feel special. But tbf, caviar, and other fish eggs tastes good for me. It's like anchovies and sea grape.

Fun Fact 2: So were beef tongue, cheeks, ribs, shanks, and oxtails. They were "undesirable", but they became popular and are now expensive due to limited supply. More on the scarcity rather than the luxury side tho.

 

[Valmond]

Because it is expensive~.

Fun fact, in the past, lobster was considered a poor people food and people eating lobster were looked down upon.

Yes, that is true. So, look down on us poor folks more, and give us lobster. ?

 

[Assurbanipal_II]

Yes, that is true. So, look down on us poor folks more, and give us lobster. ?

A doggie?

 

[Valmond]

A doggie?

It is my thing, been using the dog emoji since like High School. Too many years to stop now. ?

 

[aToTeT]

Cheap caviar that is used on okay sushi tastes like popping candy so I can see the appeal. However, my personal theory is that the rich eat it because it is the closest that they can get to eating the unborn without causing a disturbance.

Sounds to me like flying fish roe—is it super small and red? (Though I suppose there are multiple colours… size is always so small and taste seems pretty consistent)

My personal favourite fish egg is salmon. It does *so well* on sourdough bread used in lieu of butter.

The only problem is… there’s a lot of it, and it is very rich in flavour. Every time I’ve made it, there’s just been so much; especially in king salmon:

If it fits in more than one mason jar, I’m probably not getting it down in time. And despite my adamant enjoyment of it, my fellow fishermen have always been shy of partaking in it.

But what do they know? They don’t eat Dungeness when it presents itself to them!

Forget eating the rich: the unborn are delicious — disturbance be damned!

A doggie?

I draw the line at dog eggs.

 

[Assurbanipal_II]

It is my thing, been using the dog emoji since like High School. Too many years to stop now. ?

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[Valmond]

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[Assurbanipal_II]

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