Caviar Etymology
Although caviar is oft considered the great Russian delicacy, the word caviar is not.
Caviar first appeared in the English lexicon in the 16th century, most likely by way
of French and Italian, which in turn had borrowed it from Turkish havyar. The etymological
history of caviar eventually takes us to the Persian word for "egg," khyah.
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Caviar Immitation
Caviar, as a delicacy, has often been imitated, but the results are only come close to the
real thing by name. By law, the word "caviar" alone cannot be used to label anything other
than sturgeon eggs. Other fish roe are required to be qualified with the name of the fish:
salmon, lumpfish and so on.
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