Caviar type?
 

Really enjoyed the caviar on my recent flight. So much that I now want to actually buy some <gasp>. My mistake in not asking what type it was. Can anyone help? Searching through past posts I gather it is wild Iranian. Any further details? Thanks for any help.

OK nobody seems to know. Can a kind soul ask the attendant to show him the tin it comes in and post the results. On your next flight...

When we toured EK's catering facility last year, we were shown the caviar type but because I dont eat it, I didnt take any notice. I was far too interested in where they stored all the wine...:) But we will find out and let you know.

The caviar is from Gourmet House - see link-

http://www.gourmethouse.com/uk/5-caviar

This is the type and prices as far as I can see,although in the pic it looks greyer.......

http://www.gourmethouse.com/uk/priva...an-beluga.html


also see - report on EK catering
http://www.notquitenigella.com/2010/...ates-airlines/

:)

Is it just me or is it sometimes lovely tasting and sometimes very bitter? I tend not to go for it anymore because of the inconsistency.

Extremely bitter on my last F flight ex JFK....

Last time i had the caviar in F the eggs were small and very black - not even close to Beluga quality. I doubt the caviar is the gourmet house one given in the link. It was passable cheap caviar.

I saw the actual tins of caviar, with the Gourmet House name on the jars, on the link in my earlier post to the video of the tour of Emirates Catering facilities.
Now it may be that EK's supply is of a lesser quality, that I don't know. Although there is no claim by EK that it is Beluga, "just" wild Iranian.
The caviar I had a couple of days ago was lovely though, on both legs of flight :)

I was simply saying that the emirates caviar is not the Gourmet House Beluga as in your first two links - though Original Poster should get that one as there is none superior.

Gourmet House is reasonably priced in Dubai especially Osetra, which in my humble opinion is better (and cheaper). If you get a chance to purchase this one:

http://www.lemberg-kaviar.de/online-...store=englisch

Saw it once in Dubai and snapped up a couple of tins, haven't seen it since.

As of June 2012, two different types were used ex-DXB... One type for US-bound flights, and another for the rest of the world. I'm not sophisticated enough to tell you which one is better!

i can 100% confirm it is Beluga XX Caviar from Gourmet house as i spoke to one of the catering chefs in the EK F lounge and he showed me the tins ...

http://www.gourmethouse.com/uk/beluga-xx-caviar/15-beluga-xx-caviar.html

Digging up old threads? :cool:

Also available at DDF with a slight premium over the UK price.

http://online.dubaidutyfree.com/ddf/...ctId=110263855

Yes it one of the sad things i do in life, i find a old unanswered question and then i go and find out the answer and post back on the forum to let people know my findings ....

I took a photo of the tin during my last trip report here

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...k-first-2.html

It was gourmet house with no markings as to where it was from...

[QUOTE=m3red;25952040]I took a photo of the tin during my last trip report here

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...k-first-2.html

It was gourmet house with no markings as to where it was from...[/QUOTE

Great , yes the use very little "fancy " packaging as the consumer doesn't see the actual container and also good to see you've been to the Hemel en Arrden valley .... good wines ;)