I love the way Andrew communicates with his host, he’s wholly focused on the dialogue at hand and expresses his palette concisely without embellishment. Thank you Mr. Zimmerman for an excellent food discovery guide.
We saw this segment on Andrew's TV show quite some time ago. This brings back fond memories. My wife and I took a business trip with two dozen others to Leningrad, Russia, while still Soviet Communist prior to it reverting back to St. Petersburg. It was 1990. The beluga was fantastic but the Osetra Karat Amber Russian Caviar was the absolute to-die-for favorite of most of us. From Israel, today, it comes so close to the Russian variety back then, that I find no differentiation.
I noticed something strange. It's said you NEVER use metal utensils when serving/eating caviar because it badly affects the fish eggs...and yet...there is a big metal spoon in the caviar container, the waiter is making the tasting plate with metal utensils, and Andrew is eating it with a metal spoon and fork.
Andrew Zimmerman could not be more suitable for this role. He is so eloquent and mannered, his descriptive language perfect for the food critic. Hi timely eulogy to the late Anthony Bourdain was one of the most poignant pieces I’ve ever read.
@@salvagemonster3612 how is that?? We never over fished we always fished what we needed never how it is today.. the problem is people who have no native sturgeon still have a demand for their eggs so u get a population across the globe searching for a product exclusive to certain environments.. if everyone ate what naturally occurred around them We wouldn’t have a problem with over fishing and over using.. even when we fished salmon we only fished the body of the runs, we allowed the head and tail of the runs to hit the headwaters for spawning which insured species to survive for 100,000+ years vs now how everything just disappeared.. doubt it was our fault buddy just he honest and understand your ancestors egos and the greed of today are killing the populations of the earth
@@salvagemonster3612 a big part of their decline is the 4 dams that are suppose to come out over the next few years.. they restricted water flow and made it harder for fish to survive in the waters... educate yourself my dude we all children of the earth gotta know how she works
@@haroldcroy922 Sturgeons ARE endangered though. These fish reach sexually maturity at around 20 years old and yet when they spawn, people are taking the egg sacs for the sake of gourmet luxury. Its a status symbol, a stupid one at that. Like think about, its just salted fish eggs. Sturgeon that caviar comes from ranges from vulnerable to CRITICALLY endangered. Only ONE type is nowhere near that range. Its to the point where farm caviar is the new norm because its cheaper to farm raise fish but people still want and demand the "wild caught" type. Its the extremely delicate balance between survival for humans and the survival for nature that we really need to worry about (Hello? WE SEE CLIMATE CHANGE EVERY DAY). And while people try to do both, it just goes to show that as humans, there is no such thing as "cruelty free" in our diets.
I tried for a long time to find caviar of good quality and at a good price - in the end I opted for Lembreg caviar, and was very pleased. This year I have tried sturgeon caviar for the first time in my life and now it is my favorite caviar.
Might be that Mr. Zimmern has more experience or just better taste than many other bloggers, might be that he's just better in describing what he tastes. Anyway he's convincing.
The problem with good bread is that it can also alter the taste of the fish eggs. You want a carrier for the ingredient you want to highlight, not compete with it
My first time ever eating caviar was on a Christmas Eve. A family member gave a jar of store bought Black Lumpfish Roe so I put a smear of cream cheese on a cracker and top it with the caviar. A most unpleasant tasting experience. Crunchy, salty, and britney. A most pleasant experience many years later visiting Las Vegas I wondered into a Caviar Restaurant. I was greeted my a tall blonde hair hostess in a long black gown. I explained my experience from the past and was offered a chair to pull up to the bar and was offered a sampling of many Caviars. I was hooked and ran back to my resort and played a few hands of Blackjack, won enough to go back to the Caviar Restaurant and paid $600.00 for a tin of Ossetra black caviar and a bottle of cold Vodka and every year at Christmas I treat myself to this fine elegant indulgence.
If I had 3 ounces of caviar, I'd stretch it out with lots of tiny bites, a few grams each, letting a few eggs linger on the tongue at a time. Don't know how you can just wolf it down, the whole dish, in a few bites.
Exactly. All over the world we are taught never to use a metal spoon when serving caviar. Only mother of pearl spoon or solid gold is acceptable yet all over the net they use a metal spoon !
Andrew, Love all of your vids--miss your ole show--watching your new You Tube gig--- Hope you got your Typhoid shot-- was required when we went 20 years ago---Easily the top ten of Art galleries/museums in the world---Peace out ,wishing you nothing but the very Best !
And great horrors and atrocities. The worst thing russia ever did was pick vladimir lenin , leon trotsky and joseph stalin along with their evil over czar nicholas romanov and the monarchy. Then they allowed Lenin to slaughter the Romanov families while choosing the deadly demon of communism over the russian orthodox church. If you think I'm lying, Google Russian history from 1907 - 1991... See if you still feel the same.
Many said that eating shrimp paste, Dog meat, cow's cock and balls, Fertilized Duck's eggs, bile soup, insects, animal's internal organs, cobra, field mice, frog, tadpoles, snails and similar food like what we eat here in the Philippines are grose, barbaric and inhumane but caviar which is practically fish eggs are wealthy and elite food. What🤷🤦⁉️
Those are some very expensive fish eggs. And for every teaspoon full eaten, there are 15 less sturgeon in the sea, can't say I see the logic in that, given the state of things.
@Katie C Certain metals cause a reaction and can effect the taste💁😂 It's ok it's not common knowledge. I wouldn't have known had I not seen it on a video.
I love the way Andrew communicates with his host, he’s wholly focused on the dialogue at hand and expresses his palette concisely without embellishment. Thank you Mr. Zimmerman for an excellent food discovery guide.
You are spot on. He is a great presenter and host
Andrew is an amazing person.I love his show.
Dont know about the caviar but that stroganoff looked damn good
Go Russia crush the Ukraine
Am I the only one bothered by the amount of beluga caviar damaged by the lids of the can?
That's like $20 per egg down the drain
They don't care when their making 100 bucks for a table spoon
Beef strokinoff.
We saw this segment on Andrew's TV show quite some time ago. This brings back fond memories. My wife and I took a business trip with two dozen others to Leningrad, Russia, while still Soviet Communist prior to it reverting back to St. Petersburg. It was 1990. The beluga was fantastic but the Osetra Karat Amber Russian Caviar was the absolute to-die-for favorite of most of us. From Israel, today, it comes so close to the Russian variety back then, that I find no differentiation.
Everything he eats is “Nutty” lol 😆
I swear hahaha
Bruh facts🤣🤣🤣🤣
I have never eaten caviar but this makes me want to go to Russia and have Andrew’s experience
Your local grocery store will have some caviar in a tiny jar. Give it a try. The really good stuff is $100 an ounce though.
@@monarene44 depends on where you live mate
ya don't go now its about to be a world war
@@ryanperry8732 not in russia
Unfortunately, now would not be a good time.
I noticed something strange. It's said you NEVER use metal utensils when serving/eating caviar because it badly affects the fish eggs...and yet...there is a big metal spoon in the caviar container, the waiter is making the tasting plate with metal utensils, and Andrew is eating it with a metal spoon and fork.
If it is metal, it has to be gold. Gold has no taste.
You’re correct
@@chenstormstout9456 your right compadre!
@@chenstormstout9456 ahhh what if it’s gold plated? I could not find it online and I forgot to ask last time was in russia
@@deananderson7877 gold is still gold, as long as it’s real it should be fine.
He never ages with all that good food going into him, yum yum!
This is an old clip
So sexual and erotic
I'm watching this as I eat a plate full of pizza bites.
😂😂😂👍👍👍
Caviar doesn't live up to its PR
Andrew Zimmerman could not be more suitable for this role. He is so eloquent and mannered, his descriptive language perfect for the food critic. Hi timely eulogy to the late Anthony Bourdain was one of the most poignant pieces I’ve ever read.
Russia looks so different now, this must've been filmed in like 2006
good old days
Yup yup it was definitley filmed in the early 2000s because if you look closely you'll see someone talking on a flip phone.
I think this episode first aired in 2008
How is it different?
Gotta love how my people have been eating caviar for hundreds of thousands of years up on the Klamath river
You must be Karuk Indian
No not really. Seeing as they were the ones that helped bring them to the brink of extinction
@@salvagemonster3612 how is that?? We never over fished we always fished what we needed never how it is today.. the problem is people who have no native sturgeon still have a demand for their eggs so u get a population across the globe searching for a product exclusive to certain environments.. if everyone ate what naturally occurred around them
We wouldn’t have a problem with over fishing and over using.. even when we fished salmon we only fished the body of the runs, we allowed the head and tail of the runs to hit the headwaters for spawning which insured species to survive for 100,000+ years vs now how everything just disappeared.. doubt it was our fault buddy just he honest and understand your ancestors egos and the greed of today are killing the populations of the earth
@@salvagemonster3612 a big part of their decline is the 4 dams that are suppose to come out over the next few years.. they restricted water flow and made it harder for fish to survive in the waters... educate yourself my dude we all children of the earth gotta know how she works
@@haroldcroy922 Sturgeons ARE endangered though. These fish reach sexually maturity at around 20 years old and yet when they spawn, people are taking the egg sacs for the sake of gourmet luxury. Its a status symbol, a stupid one at that. Like think about, its just salted fish eggs. Sturgeon that caviar comes from ranges from vulnerable to CRITICALLY endangered. Only ONE type is nowhere near that range. Its to the point where farm caviar is the new norm because its cheaper to farm raise fish but people still want and demand the "wild caught" type. Its the extremely delicate balance between survival for humans and the survival for nature that we really need to worry about (Hello? WE SEE CLIMATE CHANGE EVERY DAY). And while people try to do both, it just goes to show that as humans, there is no such thing as "cruelty free" in our diets.
yum...I may never experience these sights and tastes but videos ease the pain 😊⚜️😁
why is everyone using metal silverware??-- pearl, clean plastic is the chosen method
That's what I was thinking...someone stole my caviar spoons. 🙏
You better say good things about their food or otherwise stay out of sight of any windows!
Brainwashed american 100%😂
These are the Russians that youre talking about, not the Clintons, geez.
Trying to be fancy by doing that finger thing Everytime he takes a bite lol
He does it really well I think.
That’s…how you’d eat these?
He annoys me and idk why 🤷♂️
you need to be fancy when eating something so delicate and rare and expensive in a nice restaurant, what do you want him do dip it lol
You know the town isn't secure when he says that is the most secure room in town.
Wow that tasting plate looks absolutely delicious I would love to try that 😋 💯
Ok really? Does everything taste nutty to you?
That’s what she said
Lol
He does seem gay
I tried for a long time to find caviar of good quality and at a good price - in the end I opted for Lembreg caviar, and was very pleased. This year I have tried sturgeon caviar for the first time in my life and now it is my favorite caviar.
Giggity giggity all right
@@Chris-wb2so haha it is funny because you say giggity like quagmire but your name is chris haha
It looks very tasty !
Colder the water 💧, Better the Caviar 🍣
Who was using the metal or silver spoon in the kitchen (with the caviar)?
I love how it's explained that the Beluga fish is endangered......... prooobably because they keep taking millions of eggs from it 😂
Please don't ask "who's still listening in 2019, 2020 ,2100, 3000,..." We'll be coming here till the end of time
I know that's right lol I tried caviar once did not like it at all. way to slimy and fishy taste to me....
What about 2021? Anyone listening in 2021?
Pretty good job you've got there, Bub. If you get restless you can always do a review on local icecream varieties.
when you don't realise you're holding your knife upside down while eating caviar hahahah
*crickets*
Im suprised that they are using metal spoons on the caviar, and not mother of pearl spoons
It's an hotel, 90% of the people that orders caviar are tourists
@@bane2007 * It's *a* hotel, 90% of the people that *order* caviar are tourists.
@@grammarofficerkrupke4398 Is their a reason your being a Grammar N*azi? They're is no reason too around correcting every mistake on UA-cam.
@@captainobvious9233 there* lol
@@captainobvious9233 there
What's the song at the beginning? Its really dope
Using metal spoons is a no no
The way I'm salivating watch him eat all that caviar....
I tried a three-caviar sampler once. The Beluga was definitely the best!
You said it sister
Might be that Mr. Zimmern has more experience or just better taste than many other bloggers, might be that he's just better in describing what he tastes. Anyway he's convincing.
It was like looking at my full blooded brother trying to fight for our mother's honour. 😢
That beef stroganoff looks nothing like my hamburger helper.... are you sure that's real beef stroganoff?
Good bread enhances flavour of caviar more than crepe in my opinion.
Good bread alters the taste, so it depends on what you are looking for.
or potato
The problem with good bread is that it can also alter the taste of the fish eggs. You want a carrier for the ingredient you want to highlight, not compete with it
Im a no limit soldier...Straight seafood...No odor...Whats up Andrew...
I went to Hakkasan Mayfair restaurant last week in London, and it didn't worth the £280 for two. But oh well.
Never use silver when eating caviar , that's basic 101!
My first time ever eating caviar was on a Christmas Eve. A family member gave a jar of store bought Black Lumpfish Roe so I put a smear of cream cheese on a cracker and top it with the caviar. A most unpleasant tasting experience. Crunchy, salty, and britney. A most pleasant experience many years later visiting Las Vegas I wondered into a Caviar Restaurant. I was greeted my a tall blonde hair hostess in a long black gown. I explained my experience from the past and was offered a chair to pull up to the bar and was offered a sampling of many Caviars. I was hooked and ran back to my resort and played a few hands of Blackjack, won enough to go back to the Caviar Restaurant and paid $600.00 for a tin of Ossetra black caviar and a bottle of cold Vodka and every year at Christmas I treat myself to this fine elegant indulgence.
Not so bizarre foods..more like really good foods..lol
Rye bread, butter, hard boiled eggs sliced, real mayonnaise not that sweet miracle whip stuff, and caviar on top. Add cracked black pepper and enjoy.
THANKS! Would I offend you if I use Tabasco sauce?
Looks like St Petersburg is definitely the place to go for caviar
What?! The music is sooo different from the American one 😮
I want to know the music song used at the beginning? Can anybody help?
No
Love caviar---- you lucky @#@#@#@@#--love your channel-was your biggest fan 12 yrs ago-Hyour back Andrew
"This is a country in the midst of an evolution"
That one didnt' age so well
When he was eating the beef stroganoff I didn’t even see him use any sour cream
there's only 1 thing i give zimmerman and that is: if your on a diet just watch him eat and you'll lose your appetite
I know one thing for sure, I ain't no fancy man.
I love caviar.
If I had 3 ounces of caviar, I'd stretch it out with lots of tiny bites, a few grams each, letting a few eggs linger on the tongue at a time. Don't know how you can just wolf it down, the whole dish, in a few bites.
Exactly. All over the world we are taught never to use a metal spoon when serving caviar. Only mother of pearl spoon or solid gold is acceptable yet all over the net they use a metal spoon !
I'll never understand fish roe as food. I guess I don't have the palette for it.
its like devil's food really .....Eating human babies is now the new norm
I just noticed that the caviar sample was missing the salmon caviar. Unless Andrew Zimmern asked for it to be omitted.
It's too cheap and common
I thought one was not to use silver utensils to touch/serve the Xavier…
Wish i could taste 😋
Does the actual fish get sold 😊
I’ve always been partial to Sevruga.
I was surprised that they did not provide a caviar spoon?
He gets the sampler plate and only uses the sour cream lol
It was good to see him not go over his Caviar allotment.
Those people were jailed for feeding the ducks after the filming stopped.
I’ve never eaten caviar but even I know you eat it with a mother of Pearl spoon.
I bet it's nutty 😆
OMG, from the moment in which he put the metal spoon in the caviar tin, he ruined all....
Love caviar, a place where it's street food though? Wow
$56 is a great deal for the caviar sample platter
Andrew, Love all of your vids--miss your ole show--watching your new You Tube gig--- Hope you got your Typhoid shot-- was required when we went 20 years ago---Easily the top ten of Art galleries/museums in the world---Peace out ,wishing you nothing but the very Best !
A country of great culture and great cuisine
👍👍👍
And great horrors and atrocities.
The worst thing russia ever did was pick vladimir lenin , leon trotsky and joseph stalin along with their evil over
czar nicholas romanov and the monarchy.
Then they allowed Lenin to slaughter the Romanov families while choosing the deadly demon of communism over the russian orthodox church.
If you think I'm lying, Google Russian history from 1907 - 1991...
See if you still feel the same.
I hate Canadian dark cold winters and while this film looks inviting even Canafian summers are too short.
Puts egg inside the eggshell and sturgeon caviar inside with egg and its beautiful... let me try and see if its beautiful too lol
Handling /eating most expensive CAVIAR with metal instruments???
This aired in March 2008.
wow this video is ancient
mid 2000s looks like
Why on earth they are using metal spoon for caviar?
that is what is supposed to be used fool
Im not an expert but yeah i know this fact i believe a mother pearl spoon is the way to go
Many said that eating shrimp paste, Dog meat, cow's cock and balls, Fertilized Duck's eggs, bile soup, insects, animal's internal organs, cobra, field mice, frog, tadpoles, snails and similar food like what we eat here in the Philippines are grose, barbaric and inhumane but caviar which is practically fish eggs are wealthy and elite food. What🤷🤦⁉️
I got lost after the bile soup
Metal spoon in the caviar? Rookie move. Tsk tsk tsk.
@Katie C mother of pearl, wood, plastic…anything but metal unless it’s pure gold or platinum, prince.
I want this man's job
Caspian Sea Caviar!
I hate fish but I want to try caviar for some reason lol
My caviar is the white clump that comes from the fired smelt.
Those are some very expensive fish eggs. And for every teaspoon full eaten, there are 15 less sturgeon in the sea, can't say I see the logic in that, given the state of things.
People do eat sturgeon too though.its very exclusive and good to see that all of the fish is used .mommy Sturgeon isn't thrown in the bin after we cut
I would think that they would serve it appropriately instead of using metal utensils
@Katie C Certain metals cause a reaction and can effect the taste💁😂 It's ok it's not common knowledge. I wouldn't have known had I not seen it on a video.
6:01 where the actual tasting happens.
He’s eating this with a metal fork you’re supposed to use pearl or mother of pearl
Where is did he found Step in north Eastern Russia?
Ok, can anyone guess the USD $ cost for this tasting? Caviar only.
I'll just stick with carp eggs
Metal fork for Caviar Andrew
Zimmerman ignorance!
The beginning intro of this video....now all destroyed by the war
I noticed he didn't put any sour cream on the Beluga. Why the others and not the Beluga?
Same reason you'd make a mixed drink with Jack Daniels but not with a 25 year old scotch.
As my Grandfather once said."he was caught whitewashing rat manure and selling it as rice"
What do you call a cow that abuses itself?
beef strokin off
"Once communist society", when did Russia turned toward democracy?
As if we have actual free speech and real democracy in the west. All rigged elections, censorship and covid restriction tyranny.
Communism is an economic system, and democracy is a political system. They’re two completely different things that have nothing to do with each other.
❤❤❤ yummy
wooww, sepertinya enak
I'll bet his farts would clear a room
😂