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Sturgeon Caviar Kaluga

Kaluga Queen · Lemberg Caviar Shop UK

£70 per 50g

Comparison basis: per 50g tin · source checked 2026-08-27

Research previewSource status: Corrected from live source · Not yet independently tasted · Licensed category photo, not the exact retail pack

Source status: Corrected from live source
The live listing is Kaluga caviar supplied by Kaluga Queen, not Oscietra; the earlier record conflated two caviar types.
Open source checked 2026-08-27 →

Research snapshotFinal score pending

Provisional signals based on product positioning and price comparison. Taste is deliberately withheld until a real tasting.

Rarity8

Taste—

Presentation9

Value signal5

Price Multiplier

Sturgeon Caviar Kaluga£70

Supermarket ‘caviar’ (lumpfish / keta)£15 per 50g

Posh multiplier4.7×

Category photograph illustrating Sturgeon Caviar Kaluga; not the exact retail product — Category photo, not exact pack · Pohled 111 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Why is it so expensive?

Sturgeon take 7–10 years to mature before a single egg is harvested.
Cold-chain handling from farm to counter — the tin you buy has been babysat.
Graded by egg size, colour and firmness; the top grades are a small fraction of output.
Lumpfish roe isn't the same food. It's a garnish; this is the event.

Would we buy it?

Once

A plausible special-occasion candidate at the corrected £70 price.

As a habit

Still an occasion food; taste and texture remain unscored until a real tasting.

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