Black caviar is an expensive and rare delicacy. Therefore, some unscrupulous sellers seek to cash in on gullible buyers by selling them counterfeit goods. But there are ways to determine if real caviar is being offered to you.
Instructions
Step 1
Choose the right place to shop. It is best to purchase such an expensive product as caviar from a store. You can find a product cheaper on the market, but the chances of buying a fake will be much higher.
Step 2
Pay attention to the price. Black caviar cannot be too cheap. Even in online stores, it is sold at a price of at least 2,000 rubles per 50 grams according to 2012 data. A significantly lower price may indicate the sale of illegal products, caviar, which has expired, or even an imitation of algae.
Step 3
Examine the packaging of the product. It should be glass or metal, with a tin lid. A factory located in the region of caviar production must be indicated as a manufacturer for a Russian product. If the manufacturer claims that the product was manufactured in Central Russia, it is most likely a fake. Pay attention to the name of the fish species to which the caviar is attributed. Do not trust the manufacturer if he writes that this is beluga caviar - fishing for this species of fish and collecting caviar from it is prohibited by law. Therefore, such a product simply cannot be presented on the store shelf.
Step 4
If in doubt about the quality, ask the seller for a certificate for this product. In its absence, the product is not worth buying.
Step 5
If you have already purchased caviar and want to understand. if she is real, examine her appearance. The eggs should be relatively large and crumbly. There should not be a lot of liquid in the jar. They should burst easily in the mouth. At the tasting stage, it is easiest to distinguish artificial caviar - unlike real caviar, it has a jelly-like structure and cannot burst due to the lack of a shell. Also, artificial caviar may differ in smell from the real one. Too many flavors are often added to it, and it acquires a persistent smell of fish, which is absent from a natural product.
