Blinis are small, thin pancakes used as an accompaniment to caviar and smoked fish, often garnished with crème fraîche. The variations are endless by substituting different types of flours and/or vegetable purées. Here is a great recipe that can be simple to make, but if you don’t have the time we carry an imported french variety! Material: 2 bowls, whisk, plastic spatula, measuring cup, crepe pan Ingredients: 1 T flour 1/4 T buckwheat flour 1 tsp instant yeast 1 pinch of salt 1 T of lukewarm milk 2 egg yolks 2 egg whites Butter for cooking *Preparation: Mix all the dry ingredients and ..read more

 In addition to being delicious, caviar contains lots of nutritional benefits recognized for centuries The most important nutrients contained in caviar and their benefits; Vitamine B12: Supports the nervous, circulatory and digestive systems. Vitamine E: kill free radicals and delays skin aging. Protein: supports the processes of building and regenerating muscle tissue. Vitamine D: Strengthens immunity and helps maintain bones, muscles and joints in good condition. Omega 3: Have an anti-inflammatory effect and are beneficial for the heart and the circulatory system, a ..read more

  Oysters are delicious shellfish that cook with the heat and steam created inside the shell. I usually grill or smoke oysters when my guests don’t like oysters or it’s their first time (I wouldn’t want to lose a future customer ;)). Also, with the summer heat, I sometimes don’t feel like opening oysters. Two-step BBQ oysters: Your oysters are opened by the heat of the BBQ, then put your favourite garnish on top, keep a good ratio to still taste the oysters. Put them back on the grill and let the filling heat up and cook the oysters. Open the oysters on the BBQ: Choose your oysters: I a ..read more

December has just started and it’s really crazy with little snow falling [a bit irregularly]. You are certainly like us, at Oysters and Caviar, preparing your end of the year celebrations. The various orders for the Christmas holidays are starting to come in and in order to prolong your desire to get together and dive into oysters, we are introducing you to an exceptional French oyster. This concludes our “Oyster of the Month” series for 2022, and we will return to it in January 2023. So after the Gowanbrae, the Eastern Gales, the Sand Dune, here is the Gillardeau oyster from the Maison  ..read more

November is the month of madness with the various celebrations in this month leading up to the end of the year. It’s no different at Oysters & Caviar with our various Christmas orders already starting. We believe it is important to relax and get together and dive into the oysters. As our name is Oysters & Caviar, we have to set an example and introduce you to a variety of products.  So we are continuing our “Oyster of the Month” series. After the Gowanbrae, the Eastern Gales, here is the Sand Dune from the Eastern Cape Oyster Company. As oyster specialists, we want to share with ..read more

The month of October is for you as well as for us the occasion to dive into oysters. As our name is Oysters & Caviar, we have to lead by example and introduce you to a variety of products.   So we continue our "Oyster of the Month" series. After the Gowanbrae, here are the Eastern Gales from Enman Oyster Company. As oyster specialists, we want to share with you, products that we particularly like and to help you discover different flavour profiles. From salty to more vegetal, from Maritime to Western Canadian, you'll find all kinds. The Eastern Gales from the Enman Oyster Company.&n ..read more

  50 years of passion... Antoine Goslawice established his first fish farm 50 years ago, with his brothers and cousins.  For 20 years they produced fish. Then from 1990 they devoted themselves to the production of sturgeon and to selling their caviars to prestigious international brands. In 2010 Agatha and Simon, Antoine's respective children, decide to join the family business after studying Law and Administration for Agata and marine biology for Simon. In 2011 the children succeeded in convincing their father Antoine to produce his own brand with the most beautiful eggs that the ..read more

  What type of caviar do I order from Oystersandcaviar.ca? The denomination caviar is reserved for sturgeon eggs, you will find Caviars from different sturgeon species only. Why should you buy caviar that comes from the production farm only? Caviar, like luxury products often, is counterfeit. Coming directly from the farm, only the producer has touched your caviar and stamped it with his CITES code. Learn how to read the CITES code.  How many types of sturgeon? There is around 25 species of sturgeon around the world that's why it's important to know what you buy.Their common nam ..read more

At the beginning of the summer of 2022, our president François-Xavier Dehédin had the chance to visit Greece and meet the Trikalinos family, who since 1856 have been applying the family philosophy and passion around the grey mullet egg, Argotaraho in Greek, Batarekh in Arabic, Botarga in Spanish, Bottarga in Italian, Karasumi in Japanese and Poutargue in French. Here is a summary of his visit and the history of the Trikalinos family Bottarga Many of you may not be familiar with Bottarga. Bottarga is a delicacy of cured Grey Mullet Roe. Natural without prese ..read more

Today we are talking to you about CITES, it is an important certification that we have on our Antonius Caviar, as the sturgeons are an endangered species.  What does CITES mean? CITES is the acronym for Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species, translated into French as Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora. Since when ? Since 1967 voted at the United Nations under the World Conservation Union convention. Only sturgeon need CITES certification? No, sturgeons entered the endangered species list in 1998. Overfishing of sturgeon in the va ..read more