If caviar is just fish eggs, why does it cost so much? The answer has to do with its source. Learn the factors that separate caviar from roe.

The world of caviar is one of luxury, an intricate harvesting process and high-priced tins of the delicacy. The United States produced 18 metric tons, or nearly 40,000 pounds, of caviar in 2018.

Caviar there is harvested with the classic Russian and Iranian technique, which involves killing the fish and then extracting the eggs. Other farms are exploring a different technique, which doesn ...

After consulting foreign experts, Lim was told that while it was an impressive feat to have the sturgeon survive in Malaysia’s warm climate, the prospect of harvesting caviar was not likely.

If everything goes as planned, in about nine years its eggs will be harvested for caviar, which in today's market can sell for up to $35,000 per kilogram. We visited one of the largest beluga ...