Caviar spoon

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Mother of pearl caviar spoon

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Mother of pearl caviar spoon, 14 cm (5+1⁄2 in), with engraved sterling silver handle

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Caviar spoons with salmon roe (left) and caviar (right)

Caviar spoons are traditionally made of inert materials, such as animal horn, gold, mother of pearl, and wood. They range in length from 7 to 13 cm (2.7 to 5 in), and have a small shallow bowl that may be either oval or paddle shaped and a flat handle.

There is a custom that caviar should not be served with a metal spoon, because metal may impart an undesirable flavour. Though caviar is stored and sold in metal tins, non-reactive interior linings are put in place to prevent any adverse effects. Silver spoons are reactive, however, and thus may affect the flavor.

A caviar knife is frequently sold together with the spoon. It is a 5 inches long flat knife with a bulbous tip, typically also made of a fancy material like mother-of-pearl.

A caviar fork is a rare utensil introduced around 1840s. Sometimes, it is made from mother-of-pearl, too, but the ones from the Victorian times were frequently made of silver. Tiffany & Co. catalogue called a similar pattern an "oyster fork".

See also

• Caviar bowl

External links

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