Caviar Asetra

Asetra (ossetra) caviar ranges in color from dark brown to gold. Lighter varieties are more sought after, but as they have the richest flavor and come from the oldest of sturgeon. The word Ossetra is the transcription of the genitive case form “осетра” (Osetra, ‘of sturgeon’) of the Russian word “осётр” (Osyotr ‘sturgeon’) from the phrase икра осетра (Ikra Osetra, ‘caviar of sturgeon’). At one point, the term “ossetra” simply meant Russian sturgeon species harvested for this type of caviar.