New York – Thanks to the melding of science and food in Russia, those of Jewish faith can now enjoy kosher caviar.
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Saint Petersburg-based Tzar Caviar has developed a caviar substitute through a process known as molecular engineering, in which a fish bouillon is made to resemble sturgeon eggs. The liquid is shaped into the familiar soft, round shape of a fish egg reports The Times of Israel (http://bit.ly/1yx4py7).
Observant Jews are not allowed to partake in caviar, which is made from the endangered fish species’ eggs, and is not kosher.
Businessman Olivier Kassabi is taking advantage of the new food invention and is importing and marketing a caviar substitute.
French restaurant Le Rafael became the first kosher restaurant in France to earn a coveted two stars from Michelin Guide in February 2013. Le Rafael is currently testing Kassabi’s caviar substitute and Brooklyn-based Black Diamond Caviar started marketing a caviar substitute in 2013 made from a kosher fish called bowfin.
Kassabi and his partner, Yohann Assayag, began marketing the product in early 2014 and have sold hundreds of jars of the kosher caviar, mostly in France. They have also sold Tzar Caviar to New York delis. They say they expect to ship to Israel in the future.
Not only is Tzar Caviar kosher, but it’s also affordable. It is 15 percent cheaper than real caviar, selling just under $41 per 50 grams.
Information taken from The Times of Israel
This is a major breakthrough and I’m surprised it has not received more attention. The absence of a good quality caviar substitute has been a source of concern to all yidden who are machmir in matters of kashruth but are equally concerned about having fine food to be mehader Shabbos and yom tov. Its virtually impossible to enjoy a fine meal without caviar in some parts of the world. Having caviar for Thursday night chulent feasts or Shabbos morning Kiddush clubs would be a big improvement.
The product name was originally going to be “Tofutti Fish Eggs.”
While your point about the emphasisi on fine food to be mehader yomim tovim is well placed. I think your comment about sacrifice is less so. In the old days people had very limited choices of food for Pesach outside of the main meals. There is no need to suffer and be deproved on the holidays-to the contrary.
Nebech so many people are going hungry, and yet some of our Yidden need caviar which is selling at $41 for less than 2 oz! I wonder what Hashem would say about this?