- Wild-caught
- USA, Mississippi and Ohio
- Rich charcoal black colored pearls with hints of seaweed beads
- Velvety, small to medium sized
- Sweet ocean flavor, hints of nut
- Smooth, buttery finish
- Great served alone on a mother of pearl spoon or on a blini with crème fraiche
Drinks: champagne brut or dry white wine Suggested use: It’s small, black beads are pleasant to the palate, have a mild flavor with hints of sweetness and meet the expectations of caviar explorers. This is an excellent choice for first timers. Its comparably low price, slightly more than paddlefish, excellent quality and great taste are both surprising and impressive. However, due to its limited availability, Hackleback caviar is generally not recommended for commercial purposes, but can be suggested for smaller events, such as private birthday parties, family holiday dinners, etc. Hackleback caviar is one of the most sought-after American caviars. It could definitely be a great choice for a restaurant or a caviar bar as one of their menu choices, served as a separate dish or added to hors d’oeuvres or appetizers.
Note: Hackleback caviar is also known and marketed as American wild sturgeon caviar.
American Hackleback Caviar
Among those who seek an affordable alternative to Sevruga and Osetra caviars from the Caspian Sea, American Hackleback holds one of the top spots. The source of this domestic caviar is our own
American Hackleback sturgeon, also known as the Shovelnose, Sand Sturgeon, and Switchtail. The species' origin naturally influences the price of its caviar.
Hackleback sturgeon caviar has been known and highly praised for many years. Over the past century and a half it has even been successfully exported to Europe and Asia. The modern height of its popularity, however, stems from the ban on the import of Caspian sturgeon caviar, implemented to counteract the overexploitation of the Beluga, Osetra, and Sevruga sturgeons and the resulting shortage of stock and rise in the price of caviar. It has proved fortuitous that Hackleback sturgeon caviar is highly reminiscent of Sevruga and echoes the nutty flavor it is prized for. Due to the domestic source of
Hackleback caviar, its prices are nowhere near the extravagance of Sevruga and Osetra. The low price of this American caviar makes Hackleback a very popular and wallet friendly substitute to the more expensive kinds of caviar, ideal for large cocktail parties. It is often advertised as "Russian Style Caviar," meaning that it is processed according to "Malossol" standards: using only a small amount of pure sea salt. See also other american caviar - bowfin caviar