caviar(e)

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caviar(e) The salted hard roe of the sturgeon, Acipenser spp.; three main types, named for the species of sturgeon, sevruga, asetra (ocietre), and beluga, the prime variety.

Mock caviare (also known as German, Danish, or Norwegian caviare) is the salted hard roe of the lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus), and may be red or dyed black. Botargo caviar is made from mullet roe.

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