Fish farmer Igal Ben-Tzvi holding a sturgeon at a farm in Kibbutz Dan. Thousands of kilometres (miles) from the Caspian Sea, Israel is cashing in on a global caviar crisis, gearing up to export tonnes of the delicate and costly roe from farm-raised sturgeon(AFP) Israel cashing in on caviar crisis, but is it kosher?
by Charly Wegman
KIBBUTZ DAN, Israel (AFP) - Thousands of kilometres (miles) from the Caspian Sea, Israel is cashing in on a global caviar crisis, gearing up to export tonnes of the delicate and costly roe from farm-raised sturgeon.
It may not be quite kosher -- depending on who you ask -- but there is definitely a huge international demand for the gourmet treat.
"This is top quality," says Yigal Ben Tzvi, managing director of Caviar Galilee, holding up a blue tin of "Made in Israel" sturgeon eggs, which he says caviar giant Petrossian buys wholesale at 2,800 dollars (2,000 euros) a kilo.
Full article at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080922/lf_afp/lifestyleisraelbusinesscaviar_080922042251
by Charly Wegman
KIBBUTZ DAN, Israel (AFP) - Thousands of kilometres (miles) from the Caspian Sea, Israel is cashing in on a global caviar crisis, gearing up to export tonnes of the delicate and costly roe from farm-raised sturgeon.
It may not be quite kosher -- depending on who you ask -- but there is definitely a huge international demand for the gourmet treat.
"This is top quality," says Yigal Ben Tzvi, managing director of Caviar Galilee, holding up a blue tin of "Made in Israel" sturgeon eggs, which he says caviar giant Petrossian buys wholesale at 2,800 dollars (2,000 euros) a kilo.
Full article at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080922/lf_afp/lifestyleisraelbusinesscaviar_080922042251
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