Black and red caviar is a delicious, but not cheap delicacy. Sandwiches with caviar, rosettes with it decorate the festive table and delight both the eye and the stomach. However, it is important to know how to distinguish a real quality product from fakes.
It is necessary
- - caviar;
- - glass of water.
Instructions
Step 1
Currently, caviar is sold everywhere, however, unfortunately, official data indicate that a very large number of retail outlets are displaying substandard goods on the shelves. When buying caviar at home, for a festive table, or simply wanting to please loved ones, be careful not to get a fake instead of the desired health benefits and gastronomic joy.
Step 2
Take a look at the packaging. The situation is complicated by the fact that it is very difficult to distinguish low-quality caviar without opening the package. If you can choose between a tin and a glass jar, take the latter. Pay attention to the fullness of the container - real caviar should occupy the entire volume of the jar, it does not gurgle or overflow. Look at the eggs - they should be the same size and color, and have the correct shape. If the eggs in the jar look like they are covered with frost, you can be sure that these are artificially produced caviar.
Step 3
In general, artificial caviar is made from seaweed. Agar and alginic acid are then made from them. In the production of such caviar, salt, seasonings, dyes, food additives and preservatives are added. Some manufacturers even claim that artificial caviar contains more iodine due to algae than natural, and it is more useful, but your task is to be able to distinguish between deception and fake.
Step 4
Natural caviar tastes not very salty, unlike artificial caviar. The eggs should burst on the tongue, moisture is contained inside. The smell of real caviar is fishy, but very weak, while artificial caviar has an extremely strong smell of fish due to its aroma from herring milk.
Step 5
And finally, the most visual way to distinguish artificial caviar from real one. Boil the kettle and pour it into a glass of hot water. Take literally a few eggs on a spoon and dip them into the water. If you feel like a magician, David Copperfield, watching the eggs disappearing before your eyes, do not rush to rejoice - it is artificial caviar that dissolves in hot water.
