Sturgeon
Acipenser sturio · Fish
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Sturgeon are large, ancient bottom-feeding fish of the family Acipenseridae — armoured with rows of bony plates rather than scales, prized both for their firm, meaty white flesh and as the source of true caviar. The genus Acipenser holds most of the commercial species, swimming in the rivers, lakes and coastal seas of the Northern Hemisphere.
Picking a good onedrag
Just in: glossy, firm, clean and mildOff: dull, soft, sour or ammonia smell
Counter freshBuy itCook it through to 63 C / 145 F. Sold previously frozen it may lack the bright eyes and firm press, but it must still smell fresh and mild.
The cut fleshMoist, a little of the gloss gone, edges clean
The pressFirm, the dent fills back quickly
Eyes and gills, whole fishEyes clear but flattening; gills still red
Smell at the fleshMild and neutral, very little at all