Caviart Award-winning VEGAN Caviar - Black Seaweed Flavor 3.5 oz (Black Caviart)

I was a bit leery to purchase due to all the negative reviews. I’ve never seen a product with such biased reviews on both ends of the spectrum! They’re all over the place. I just received my black Caviart today, and I absolutely LOVE it! A full breakdown: *First impresssion, the size of the container is generous, when comparing to my usual grocery store shelf (real) caviar. I like the premium quality looking packaging of this as well, it’s very appealing. *Opening the container, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the product is NOT liquidy as some reviewers mentioned. Just like real caviar, it’s a solid product. Visual appeal, this looks like the real thing. *Aroma: there is no chemical smell as another reviewer insinuated. It doesn’t smell awkward or bad. *Solidarity: scooped just as I would real caviar, and it holds it shape very nicely. Perfect little “eggs” that are uniform in shape. *Taste: here’s the real test! Perfect little “eggs” that feel pleasant on the palate (very nice smooth texture!), that gently *pop* with a pleasant lightly salted flavor. No weird aftertaste. *Final thoughts: I LOVE this product, even better than the real thing, and I HIGHLY recommend it! This is not a novelty product, it is an amazing substitute to a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle. I’m absolutely amazed at how some of these companies put out such fantastic flavorful plant based products that are so similar, if not better, than the real thing.

I wanted to like this, I wanted to keep my mind open, but ughhh. I had to add quite a bit of salt to this just on a cracker with creme fraiche, which should tell you everything you need to know... what kind of attempt at imitation caviar isn't even salty? Further, there's really no perceptible flavor at all, not "seaweed flavor" just nothing. And finally all the balls are solid throughout, there's no liquid inside at all, so instead of the familiar "pop" you should expect something more like tiny solid balls of moist black gelatin-like substance. I don't know why this has such high reviews frankly, unless it's all vegans who forgot what caviar actually is haha, but seriously this isn't even close. I threw out the rest of my jar after trying maybe 1tbs altogether, and I'll just be attempting to diy my own from now on based on reverse spherification using kombu stock or something (since all the ingredients can be had for around the same price as ~2x of these jars of inedible mini wet chewy balls, which is still nothing compared to the cost of real caviar ***assuming one actually approximates it well enough to substitute, which this product categorically fails at***).

Tastes very good. Not as salty as real caviar and perfect for naysayers who resist fish eggs.

The "eggs" ARE firm and not nearly as salty as many reviews in here complain about. They're not mushy or over powering in any way. I like them, much better than expected and I expected the worst from the reviews but decided to see for myself and am glad I gave them a try. I'm not a vegan but if they can produce seaweed caviar that's as close to the real thing as this for much less I'm all in. I expected an inferior mushy, extremely salty and wet cheap product from reading the reviews but from my end they were all wrong. I'll definitely be buying more of this

For what it is, what it’s not (real caviar) and what it costs- this is actually pretty good and helps curb a craving for caviar. It’s really “crunchy” almost like Tobiko. Not as salty as some others but the lack of dyes in it- worth the trade off. Honestly don’t think you could say anything bad about this if you’ve had caviar, know you like caviar, and want something as a trade off for the price. It does NOT taste like true caviar but again- curbs a craving.

I was surprised that the jar was mostly filled with a thin dark rather tasteless liquid. The "eggs" themselves were pretty good--I did not really expect them to taste like real caviar, but they had a nice texture and taste, and not too salty. But don't expect this jar to be filled with firm "caviar eggs." It's more like a slurry of mostly water with a couple of teaspoons of "eggs" at the bottom. I will not be buying again.

I grew up eating caviar (in Russia it was much more common and something we often had for holiday breakfast), so I’m very familiar with what it’s supposed to taste like. Does this taste like sturgeon caviar? Of course not. But neither does the fish-derived black caviar from other fish that I generally see being served as “caviar” in the U.S. Real black caviar (ie, sturgeon caviar) is hard to imitate, with a very rich, buttery taste and a silky-smooth, luxurious texture. It pops on the tongue with a pleasant viscosity. Other, cheaper caviars are grainy and fishy tasting. This was actually better than some non vegan alternatives, although the texture is still not right. Or rather, the texture matches other fish caviar, but not sturgeon. To have it come closer to the real thing, I’d recommend eating it with a generous spread of salted vegan butter. (Without the vegan butter, it’s just ok.) Update: I have now tried Tzar vegan caviar. That one is more expensive but also much better on taste and texture. https://www.amazon.com/Tzar-Caviar-Vegan-Gourmet-Seaweed/dp/B0719M5P4G/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=tzar+vegan+caviar&qid=1555514028&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull

I bought it because I wanted to treat myself to restaurant-style sushi, but homemade. However, caviar is very expensive, and I didn’t want to spend that much just for a craving. That’s why I looked for other options and came across this vegan caviar. I’m not vegan, but I’ve really enjoyed its flavor—it’s salty and works very well as a sushi topping. I know real caviar pops when you bite into it; this one doesn’t, but I don’t see that as a downside. It still tastes very good. The package arrived in good condition and completely full, although I’ve used quite a bit of it since it arrived.