From Sturgeon breeding to precious caviar pearls.
A fascinating life cycle that we follow every day with expertise and passion.
Perhaps not everyone is aware that behind the pleasure of tasting this delicious food lies lengthy and delicate work.
Ghafas Gostaran, a leading company in the fish farming and sturgeon breeding sector, from which Hermanitto caviar originates, breeds sturgeons during their complete life cycle, respecting the highest quality standards, with particular attention to the water change and feed, made of selected raw materials.
Throughout their life, from reproduction, to the larva phase and to the mature female, our sturgeons are constantly monitored to enable complete traceability of the product. The careful and meticulous monitoring also allows us to ensure a high quality of life for these large and delicate freshwater fish throughout their growth.
From November to April, the sturgeons at the final stage of maturation of the eggs are transferred to the specialized laboratory, where a strictly artisanal process will be carried out, including extraction, salting (using the Malossol technique, i.e. with a reduced salt content, to enhance the authentic taste of a great caviar) and the first packaging. After stabling in cold storage for about two months, in the original tins, the caviar reaches its optimum maturity, its flavor becomes concentrated and exalts the intrinsic characteristics of the different types of sturgeon and is ready to be enjoyed at its best. The quality of caviar is depends from the extracted egg, which must be not yet mature and able to resist the osmotic pressure of salt.
The obsessive monitoring and checking of the entire chain, and the working method based on the experience and wisdom of our experts, allow us to ensure 100% natural freshness, preserving the characteristics and flavor of wild caviar.
Moreover, the right mix between an accurate manual selection and a perfect determination of the maturation level of the eggs, as well as the excellent balance of salting make Hermanitto caviar a 100% made in Iran product, safe, unique and unmistakable.
Sturgeons are native to the northern hemisphere, between the thirtieth and seventieth degree of latitude. The fish has a shark-like appearance, its small and protractile mouth is placed ventrally with 4 tactile barbels, which serve to identify food by smell.
The flavor is an almost sweet flavor such as that of crustaceans (shrimp, crab, lobster, mantis shrimp) (ASETRA) or one that evokes a seafood flavor (especially mussels, clams, oysters and sea urchins) (REALE or RUSSO), or aromas that may hint at dried fruit (from hazelnut to walnut).
