Follies of the Madmen #326

1) Sturgeons are the ONLY ones to make caviar, therefore they are best by default, and the point is moot.

2) The mental juxtaposition engendered by this ad between a fishy taste and the taste of coffee is most unpleasant.

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Um ... "caviar may also be used to describe the roe of other fish such as salmon, steelhead, trout, lumpfish, whitefish,[3] carp,[4] and other species of sturgeon.[5][6]"

Agree about the suggestion of fishy coffee. But don't say it too loud or some boutique producer will come up with it.

Posted by Dr. Fian on 09/20/17 at 08:32 AM

I thought steelhead was a type of salmon.

Posted by RobK on 09/20/17 at 10:29 AM

A Google search reveals a number of questions as to why "coffee tastes / smells like fish." Personally I've never encountered this.

I don't care for canned coffee. I buy whole beans, freeze the bulk and grind only what I need for a pot. That works out for me nicely.

Posted by KDP on 09/20/17 at 11:44 AM

Never mind fishy coffee. If caviar are fish eggs, then is the fish in this illustration serving up... its babies?!?!?!?

Posted by Brian on 09/20/17 at 10:52 PM

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