caviar
Salted sturgeon eggs
Caviar is the salted eggs (roe) of sturgeon, prized as a luxury food.
The tiny, glossy beads are typically served cold on toast points or blini, often with minimal accompaniment to showcase their briny, delicate flavor.
By extension, caviar describes anything too refined for mass appreciation: His films are caviar to the general public.
The spelling caviare is a variant.
Large armored fish
Slavic buckwheat cakes
- canapéTopped bite-sized appetizer
- hors d'oeuvreSmall savory appetizer
- crostiniToasted Italian appetizer bread
- crème fraîcheCultured dairy topping
toast points · amuse-bouche · starter · garnish · chives · egg yolk · sour cream · shallot
Large armored fish
- belugaWhite Arctic cetacean
- osetraRussian sturgeon roe
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- brinyStrongly of salt
salty · pearls · salmon roe · tobiko · masago · lumpfish · paddlefish · spawn
Showy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
elite · exclusivity · affluence · champagne · wealth · high-end · splurge · gourmet
Large armored fish
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
- troutFreshwater game fish
- codCold-water food fish
- lumpfishWarty sucker-bellied fish
paddlefish · whitefish · bowfin · carp · herring · mullet · flying fish · sea urchin
sturgeon
Large armored fish
Black Sea · beluga · osetra · Caspian · Moscow · Tsar · Soviet · rubles
blini
Slavic buckwheat cakes
- canapéTopped bite-sized appetizer
- hors d'oeuvreSmall savory appetizer
- crostiniToasted Italian appetizer bread
crème fraîche · toast points · amuse-bouche · starter · garnish · chives · egg yolk · sour cream · shallot · lemon
sturgeon
Large armored fish
briny · salty · pearls · salmon roe · tobiko · masago · lumpfish · paddlefish · spawn · membrane
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
prestige · elite · exclusivity · affluence · champagne · wealth · high-end · splurge · gourmet · refined
sturgeon
Large armored fish
lumpfish · paddlefish · whitefish · bowfin · carp · herring · mullet · flying fish · sea urchin · uni
- eggschicken egg, scrambled eggs, duck egg, Easter egg, fried eggs
- seafoodfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, salmon
- fine diningchef, gourmet meal, tasting menu, haute cuisine, gourmet
- jet setprivate jets, yachts, Monaco, St. Tropez, Riviera
- luxuryluxury, wealth, luxurious, opulent, opulence
- luxury itemsdiamonds, gold, jewelry, pearls, champagne
caviargruel
Thin watery porridge
bread and water · slop · beans and rice · ramen noodles · bologna
caviarslop
Liquid food waste
swill · junk food · processed food · TV dinner · microwave meal
caviarspam
Unsolicited bulk messages
hot dogs · bologna · Cheez Whiz · junk food · TV dinners
- red caviarCured salmon roe
- Russian caviarSalted sturgeon roe
- beluga caviarLarge sturgeon's salted roe
- cowboy caviarChunky bean-based dip
- poor man's caviarInexpensive roe alternative spread