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Ossetra, UAE (Yasa)

Acipenser gueldenstaedtii

Abu Dhabi, UAE·UAE·Premium

A genuinely new origin: Abu Dhabi's Emirates AquaTech invested over $100 million in a 300,000-sturgeon RAS facility targeting 35 tonnes annually. First shipments in 2024. Profile is clean and nutty in the Ossetra tradition — warm-climate RAS farming produces consistent, year-round supply. Early professional tastings note a slightly cleaner, less minerally finish than European equivalents, with good grain uniformity.

Salinity
3Butteriness
3Nuttiness
4Umami
4Complexity
4
Pop
firm
Finish
Nutty
Texture
firm
Grain
medium
Colour
dark grey
Blini service
Recommended

A firm, clean Ossetra profile that holds its own on a blini. The consistent year-round supply makes it well-suited for event and hotel catering in the Middle East and increasingly in Europe.

Pairings

Champagne
Blanc de blancs Champagne, Brut NV
Wine
Chablis Premier Cru, White Burgundy
Spirits
Chilled vodka

Production

Source
farmed
Producer
Emirates AquaTech (Abu Dhabi, UAE) — Yasa brand
Processing
malossol
Grade
classic / royal

Legal & sourcing

⚑ Regulatory watch
Species proposed for US ESA endangered listing (USFWS, May 2022). If finalized, the rule would apply 'wherever found' and could halt US import, export, and interstate commerce of ALL caviar of this species — including sustainably farmed product. As of mid-2025 no final rule has been published; farmed product remains fully legal to sell in the US today. Countervailing legislation (H.R. 4033 / S.2870, 'Sturgeon Conservation and Sustainability Act of 2025') would exempt farm-raised captive sturgeon if passed. Second-generation+ hybrids with non-listed species would be exempt from the listing.

CITES Appendix II — international trade requires documentation. Wild harvest is banned; all commercial product is farmed.

At a menu

A cutting-edge new origin — Abu Dhabi RAS farming. Noteworthy conversation piece on a tasting menu.

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