sevruga caviar

Sevruga is a type of caviar, which is the salted roe (eggs) of sturgeon. Specifically, sevruga caviar comes from the Acipenser stellatus sturgeon, found in the Caspian and Black Seas.12

The eggs of the sevruga are the smallest among the common grades of caviar, which also include beluga and osetra. Sevruga caviar is typically greenish-black in color. Like other caviars, it is prepared by salting the eggs to preserve them and enhance their flavor. True caviar, especially the lightly salted malossol grade, is a rare and often expensive food due to declining sturgeon populations.13