Kaluga Hybrid, Classic
Huso dauricus × Acipenser schrenckii
Qiandao Lake region, Zhejiang, China·China·Accessible
The entry point to the Beluga experience. Large, even grey pearls with a gentle pop and a clean, lightly buttery finish. Salinity is restrained; the texture leads. An accessible introduction to top-tier caviar that overdelivers at its grade.
Salinity2Butteriness3Nuttiness3Umami4Complexity3
Pop
medium
Finish
Buttery
Texture
smooth
Grain
medium
Colour
dark grey
Blini service
Recommended
A reliable all-rounder that holds up beautifully on a warm blini without overpowering it. Crème fraîche and chives are ideal company.
Pairings
- Champagne
- Brut NV Champagne, Crémant de Bourgogne
- Wine
- Dry Riesling, Chablis
- Spirits
- Chilled premium vodka, Dry sake
Production
- Source
- farmed
- Producer
- Chinese aquaculture (Qiandao Lake region)
- Processing
- malossol
- Grade
- classic
Legal & sourcing
Farmed Kaluga hybrid is fully legal to import and sell in the US. No restrictions.
CITES Appendix II — international trade requires documentation. Wild harvest is banned; all commercial product is farmed.
At a menu
The dependable house order — Beluga-adjacent texture at a fraction of the cost.
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