Red caviar is a recognized delicacy and an indispensable attribute of any festive table. Sandwiches or tartlets with red caviar decorate the festive menu. This is not surprising, because caviar not only looks elegant, it contains vitamins, proteins, calcium. Red caviar has a high nutritional value. But recently, counterfeit red caviar has been increasingly hitting store shelves. How to distinguish real from fake caviar?
It is necessary
some hot water
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, carefully examine the inscriptions on the bank. Caviar is mined in July-August, so if the packing time is indicated in spring or winter, you have a low-quality product or a counterfeit product.
Step 2
The lettering on the jar must be raised. If letters and numbers are indented, then you have a fake.
Step 3
Please note that the code on the cover must include the following information:
- first row: date of manufacture
- second row: the word "caviar";
- third row: plant number (may include up to 3 digits); shift number (1 digit) and the letter "P" - the index of the fishing industry.
If the labels on the jar do not meet this standard, you are in front of a fake.
Step 4
If you are planning to buy caviar in a tin can, visual analysis will be difficult. Therefore, in addition to external examination, you can only shake the jar near your ear. The sound of a splashing liquid indicates that the caviar is not packed tightly in the jar, there are voids and a large amount of liquid. This is one of the hallmarks of fake caviar.
Step 5
If caviar is packed in a glass jar, you can appreciate its appearance. Most often, pink salmon caviar goes on sale. It is quite large and orange in color. Eggs don't have to be perfectly round. In a real egg, an embryo is visible - a small speck of a slightly darker color.
Step 6
Try to rotate the jar, move it. See how the eggs move inside the jar. Real caviar is slightly sticky, eggs stick together slightly. Artificial caviar has a perfectly round shape, there are no embryos in it. In addition, artificial eggs slide easily and separate if the jar is tilted.
Step 7
When visually inspecting caviar packed in a jar, make sure that there is no light whitish coating on the caviar, as if the eggs are covered with frost. This is a sign of artificial caviar.
Step 8
If you bought caviar, opened the jar, and it makes you suspicious, test with boiling water. Place a few eggs in boiling water. The artificial caviar will dissolve without a trace.
Step 9
Good, fresh caviar only smells faintly of fish. Artificial caviar can be easily identified by its strong fishy odor. After all, herring milk is used to flavor it.
Step 10
Artificial eggs are not crushed when pressed, they easily slide off the spoon.
