ANT214H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Corporate Farming, Corn Syrup, Glyphosate
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Caviar is expensive and presents a status - it is a luxury. Often people come to try it and hate it or don"t think something big of it. Diminishment of population so hard to find. Sturgeon harvested tremendously for caviar - grown to extent where you can"t find it. Caviar is the eggs which come from the inside of the fish. Originally seen as food of poor - sacred food for orthodox christians. Sturgeon was food for elite and poor would eat caviar. Foods of poor became the culture and was celebrated - popularity over time. Sturgeon have become over fished over time - early 1990"s there was ban on the unregulated harvest of caviar. Sturgeon farming has increased - most sustainable way to continue producing caviar. Has a unique taste - it"s about the feel in mouth. By weight caviar is more valuable than cocaine. Became more and more expensive and packaged in smaller containers.
