Thai... caviar? Farm produces delicacy in tropical climate


Alexey Tyutin (left), co-owner of the Thai Sturgeon Farm, and fellow investor and restauranteur Bill Marinelli looking at sturgeon fish in a tank at the facility in the coastal province of Hua Hin. Caviar, better associated with chilly northern nations, is breaking into the South-East Asian country's fine-dining scene thanks to an innovative farm outside the capital. - AFP

BANGKOK, April 15, 2022 (AFP): At his upmarket Bangkok restaurant, Michelin-starred chef Thitid "Ton" Tassanakajohn spoons black caviar onto a plate, adding the newly affordable Thailand-made delicacy to his reinterpreted traditional family recipes.

The luxury food, better associated with chilly northern nations, is breaking into the Southeast Asian country's fine-dining scene, with the 37-year-old celebrity cook able to economically serve the roe thanks to an innovative farm outside the capital.

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