Can you believe how high the price of Beluga Caviar is going?

[Philosoraptor]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/2820440/Price-of-Beluga-caviar-up-nearly-50pc.html

The rich and famous could be without one of their favourite foods for Christmas after caviar retailers warned that stocks of the delicacy are so low that they might run out before the festive period.

The price of Beluga caviar has spiked over the past month, rising nearly 50pc from £340 to £495 for 50g, according to Caviar House & Prunier, a leading retailer.

Stocks are so depleted that suppliers have warned that prices could rise further amid fears that stocks could run dry.

Beluga and Almas, the most expensive type of caviar, are eggs extracted from sturgeon fished exclusively in the Caspian Sea.

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I mean, I eat it every day, but Jesus, if the price keeps going up I may have to break down and try a (shudder) less expensive brand than I currently consume.

Pardon me, do you have any budget caviar? ...but of course.

[Uben]

1. It's ridiculous!

I've stooped to watering mine down with Grey Poupon. It's to the point we have stopped letting the kids have it for breakfast.

[Philosoraptor]

4. I've heard there is a Sturgeon dealer on the poor side of Beverly Hills

I hope we don't have to resort to blackmarket fish eggs.

[Uben]

7. I hate to say this.....

....but I bought some yesterday from a guy on a street corner. Got a nice watch, too!

[Vickers]

2. Hell, I can barely afford CHICKEN eggs!

:crazy:

[Philosoraptor]

9. Raise chickens & cease your incessant whining

Just kidding

[panader0]

3. I'm not surte what the exchange rate is these days

but495 pounds is over one grand US I believe. That's ten weeks of food for me and my three kids. Rich assholes...........

[Philosoraptor]

5. It IS a nutritious part of any decent breakfast, particularly with cream & sugar

[democrank]

6. Can I get this at Wal-Mart?

I never tried the stuff but have heard about it. Can you use it with Ramin Noodles? Seriously.

[Philosoraptor]

8. Though I am loath to address the poor directly, no, you can't.

[KittyWampus]

10. OMG! My cats may have to eat Fancy Feast?

[Philosoraptor]

11. I feel your pain, my cheetahs enjoy caviar & horse meat every day

And fresh horse meat is getting harder to find these days. We'll have to endure till the republicans are back in charge.

[LisaL]

14. Cheap. Cats deserve the very best.

[LeftHander]

12. Yes but the low fuel costs for my mega-yacht means I can afford twice as much.....nt

[Philosoraptor]

18. Do tell me where you're moored & I'll join you for a piping hot cup o' caviar!

[Zorra]

13. I'm not worried. I've been hoarding it in the root cellar to get me through

the Depression.

If I can just keep the caviar weevils out, I'll be OK.

[Philosoraptor]

20. Napoleon brandy should eliminate those nasty caviar weevils.

Just splash it liberally around the infested area.

[Bluenorthwest]

15. You can have mine

Can't stand it. Never could.

[Philosoraptor]

19. It's an acquired taste that only nobility & supermodels understand

[peekaloo]

16. Champale and Tuna Fish Wishes!

[JHB]

17. Actually, there are "budget" caviars...

They're made from salmon roe, trout roe, etc.

At £495 for 50g, that converts to about $393/oz. for the Beluga caviar.

One US-based fancy-foods site (http://www.markys.com/caviar/customer/home.php) lists a 2 oz. container of Royal Beluga at $600, or $300/oz.: same ballpark as far as us mere mortals are concerned.

They have 1 oz. of pink trout roe caviar at a more-affordable $6.49, and 1 oz. of salmon roe caviar as low as $3.81.

Still too rich for my table, I'll stick with (processed) cheese (food) and crackers, but there you have it.

[Philosoraptor]

21. I suppose there are budget shark cages, but I wouldn't use one.

[tridim]

24. That's about the same price as an ounce of black market pot.

[sui generis]

22. harvesting caviar is utterly disgusting -

and I'm a meatatarian but I won't eat that.

At least with cattle there is NO part that isn't completely used after slaughter, and a bolt gun is very quick. I would think differently if I knew we were just slashing open cows and scraping out their eggs while they were still alive and then throwing their thrashing bodies back overboard.

[shadowknows69]

23. I'd donate the blood my heart is bleeding for them to the Red Cross

But it's only about a teaspoon.

[leftofthedial]

25. the cost of the gold leaf for my desserts and

the gold "sanitized for protection" sheets on my commodes has also risen.

I may have to cut back.

[Philosoraptor]

26. I may have to let my illegal immigrant gardner go, or one of the Ferraris

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

27. Perhaps some "Caviar Helper" can stretch the budget.

Also, for pâté (sp?), you can substitute salmon cat food. The Hoi Polloi will never know.

Cheers!

:hi:

[L0oniX]

28. Shocking!

[donco6]

29. Caviar should BURST in your mouth

Joanna: Well! I *almost* had to wait.



Joanna: What is this



Joanna: gelatinous muck? Andrew, when I tell you to pack staples must I specify that you are to pack *good* caviar and not this $1.99 fish bait?



I still think that's a funny movie.

[lonestarnot]

32. Just send a few of those child slaves to the store. I understand they can make pretty good thieves

when under orders.

[NaturalHigh]

30. I don't even really like fish.

I'm pretty sure that fish eggs would be offensive to my sense of taste.

[alarimer]

31. Between that and the cost of Dom Perignon, I'm afraid I will have to cut back to just one tin.

What a dull New Year's it will be.