When choosing caviar, it is especially important to pay attention to its color: in most cases it will not be heterogeneous, but it can be bright red. It is also important to check the consistency of the product and the absence of films and blood clots. Yulia Budovskaya, a technologist at the Putin caviar production company, told socialbites.ca about this. He told how to choose the right caviar and how to check the quality of the purchased caviar.
The first criterion, according to the expert, is the appearance of the caviar.
“The eggs should be crumbly and whole, the same size, and also clean, without films and blood clots. Color heterogeneity is acceptable only for coho salmon and sockeye caviar – in their case this is a natural factor, ”said the technologist.
The second criterion is consistency. So, if caviar in a jar makes humming noises when turned over, or in the case of glass containers, a large inclusion of liquid is visually visible – eggs seem to be floating in it, then this indicates poor-quality raw materials in it. eggs often burst. A small amount of juice is acceptable.
“Other signs of a product you should avoid buying are foreign content or even lots of movies. The taste qualities of such caviar leave much to be desired,” Yulia Budovskaya warned.
He noted that often buyers also forego the bright color of eggs, suggesting the addition of dyes.
“In vain. The fact is that the name of the product: “salmon caviar” refers to a whole family of fish. At the same time, for example, in pink salmon, the eggs are bright orange, in trout much paler, sometimes even yellow. But coho salmon caviar has a bright red saturated color,” he said.
According to the tech, if the buyer has doubts about the naturalness of the purchased caviar, it is worth pouring several eggs with boiling water above 90 ° C.
“The natural product will turn white and settle to the bottom, white flakes will form due to protein folding. An artificial delicacy can stain water. And if the caviar is made of gelatin, it will melt completely. In this case, there is a reason to contact the manufacturer. Also, for qualitative tests, you can contact the laboratory for a test for the presence of fish DNA,” advised the expert.
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