Little-known facts about black caviar

Little-known facts about black caviar:
Fact 1. The first records about black caviar were made back in 1240. The record was found in the office of the legendary Khan Batu, the ruler of the Golden Horde. To this day, this delicacy is called caviar in a number of countries.

Fact 2. Black caviar has long been considered a Russian delicacy, since sturgeon go to spawn in the Caspian and Black Sea basins. The main fishing grounds are the Amur and Danube rivers.

Fact 3. According to experts, the original recipe for the most popular and beloved Russian salad, which was created by the brilliant chef Olivier, included 14 pounds of caviar. In addition to caviar, the dish also included hazel grouse, veal tongue, and finely chopped boiled crayfish.
Fact 4. The most expensive caviar in the world is not black, but golden. A kilogram of beluga caviar from Iran costs about 30 thousand dollars. It is obtained from fish over a hundred years old, it is believed that the older the beluga, the more tender the caviar. The Iranian company House Almas sells it in cans made of pure gold.

Fact 5. Caviar became a restaurant dish in France in the 1920s. At that time, the Caviar House - Petrossian Paris - was created in Paris by brothers who immigrated from Baku with the last name Petrossian.

Fact 6. During the reign of Ivan the Terrible, the main dish on the royal festive table was black caviar, boiled in poppy milk. For this purpose, fishermen at court supplied 1,500 sturgeons annually.

Fact 7. Caviar goes well with butter or sour cream. It is recommended to serve red caviar in tartlets, and according to Russian customs, red caviar is often served with pancakes. In France, it is traditionally served with foie gras or baguettes. But black caviar should be eaten exclusively with silver utensils! This is due to the fact that contact with spoons made of any other metal changes the taste of caviar for the worse.
Fact 8. Black caviar is a recognized aphrodisiac. It contains a record amount of vitamins, minerals and microelements that promote proper metabolism, rapid recovery of strength and increased sexual performance.

Fact 9. The largest purchase of caviar in history was made by singer George Benson. For 3 tons of caviar, which he bought for his 50th anniversary, the singer paid 3 million dollars.

Fact 10. Charlie Chaplin was a big fan of black caviar. He was once paid an unusual fee: 4 kilograms of black game.
Fact 11. The name "black" does not always correspond to the true color of caviar. The color of beluga caviar is silvery-gray, sturgeon produces dark turquoise caviar, and the "grain" of stellate sturgeon is pure black.

Fact 12. Leonid Gaidai, the director of the film "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Profession", wanted all the food at the royal feast to be real, not fake. And he invested his own money in this, spending about 200 rubles on delicacies - the average salary in the USSR.