Caviar is a product that we do not indulge ourselves with often. Therefore, it is doubly unpleasant to find low-quality products instead of festive table decorations, and besides, for decent money. How to protect yourself and how to recognize counterfeit chips?
Instructions
Step 1
The first thing to do is take a close look at the bank. Better to buy caviar in glass jars. First, you see what you are buying - the size of the caviar, its color and consistency. In addition, the glass does not oxidize, and therefore the product is better stored.
Step 2
If we are talking about a tin can, then consider the jar itself. Trusted manufacturers order lithographed cans rather than paper labels. In addition, the information on the bank must be clearly visible. If letters and signs are printed indistinctly, it is a fake. The next thing to look out for is the lid of the can. It shouldn't be bloated. In addition, it should contain information - the date of packaging and the code of the plant. In this case, the numbers should be convex, and not vice versa. An important point - the following information must be indicated on the bank: 1. name and location of the manufacturer
2.the manufacturer's trademark, if any (and all serious and large manufacturers have it)
3. Net weight
4. nutritional value
5.storing conditions (note the caviar is stored at subzero temperatures)
6.shelf life (usually half a year or a year)
7.mandatory or voluntary certification badge
8.date of manufacture (you should not buy caviar packaged in November or March, because it is mined only once a year - at the end of summer
9. TU or GOST number
Step 3
After examining and examining the jar, shake it over your ear. A bubbling sound indicates that the caviar inside has turned into caviar broth, and opening the jar would not see a product of individual eggs, but something liquid and unattractive looking on a sandwich. In addition, bitterness is possible with such caviar.
Step 4
The column "composition" should indicate from which fish this caviar was obtained: pink salmon, chum salmon, sockeye salmon or chinook salmon. It is almost impossible to find the latter on the market, so if this name is written on the bank, it is 90 percent likely to be fake. The most common is pink salmon caviar - it is orange in color, rather large, but smaller than chum salmon. Sockeye caviar is exactly red (not orange) and is smaller in diameter.
Step 5
If the caviar does not burst on the tongue, but sticks to the teeth and in general it seems that you are eating something solid, perhaps it is a mixture of real caviar with artificial caviar. Protein caviar is, strictly speaking, not caviar at all, it costs a penny and the word "artificial" should be indicated on the can. If you get a similar low-chewing product in a jar with the inscription "salmon caviar", then you are being deceived.
Step 6
When buying caviar by weight, ask the seller to open it and give you a taste. Having taken a couple of eggs with your hand, pay attention to the fact that the hand should not remain greasy after this. If this is not the case, it means that the caviar was mixed with vegetable oil before being sold to increase its weight and give it shine.
