Caviar makes itself at home in the oil-rich UAE desert focus 07/03/2011

Caviar makes itself at home in the oil-rich UAE desert

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07/03/2011
ABU DHABI — Far away from the Caspian Sea, sturgeon are raised in ponds cooled in the heart of the Gulf desert of Abu Dhabi, carrying in their wombs a form of black gold strange to these countries — caviar.

Production of the desert-grown caviar will begin later this year and by 2012, consumers in the oil-rich Gulf region will begin savoring the “food of the kings.”

“Abu Dhabi is an ideal location for distribution of the world’s growing markets for high-quality caviar and sturgeon fillet. In fact, in the UAE alone, demand is around 14 tons per year,” said Robert Harper, group commercial director at the Royal Caviar Company.

The first stock of fish was brought in to the United Arab Emirates from Germany and the factory, which will breed its own fish in future, aims eventually to produce 35 tons of caviar per year..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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