• Terkrockerfeller [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      First gen American from a Russian family here. I remember caviar being a staple around the house and spread on toast and such, and we were not even close to rich at the time. I think lower grade red caviar isn't really that expensive (and to be clear this was in the US; I'm just replying to you cause it reminded me lol)

      Edit: apparently it's called roe when it's the cheap kind. Salmon roe is like $10/lb, but you only eat a tiny bit at a time so that's pretty cheap

      • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        $10/lb isn't expansive at all for fish products. That's basically the same price as cheaper Salmon filets.

      • garbology [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        it’s called roe when it’s the cheap kind

        all fish eggs are called roe, caviar is specifically black sea sturgeon roe.

      • vitamindesert [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        Yeah, I was in Russia a few years ago and eating massive quantities of roe on the regular because it was so cheap and ubiquitous (compared to the US). I think I was paying ~$4 for a pouch of roe the size of a Capri Sun from the grocery store?