Soy Kaviar

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Feb 10th 2005 at 8:35AM

This falls under the strange things I see in the grocery store category. Soy Kaviar is a product that is supposed to mimic the taste and consistency of real caviar but is based on soy protein. It comes in three flavors, beluga, osetra and sevruga. I was almost tempted to try it but at $23 for a 4.4 ounce jar, I think I'll stick to the real thing when feeling indulgent. If anyone has sampled this let me know if it is any good, I'm quite curious.

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Gregory Bloom Dec 18th 2005 6:01PM

I've tried it. They were sampling it at my local CostCo. It impressed me as being like a watered-down version of real caviar. The flavors were not as distinctive, and the textures were more mushy than real caviar. If it were, say, $1/oz. it'd be worth it, especially as the party wears on and guests are sufficiently anaesthetized to be unable to tell the difference. But over $5/oz? No way. At that price, get the real thing.