Eel pout. A relative of the cod but with the appearance of an eel, in which manner it is cooked. It is a freshwater fish with a yellowish, elongated cylindrical body, speckled with brown and covered in slime. The burbot can grow to 1 meter (3 ft) in length. In France it is particularly abundant in the lakes of Savoy. Once caught it is skinned and then prepared in the same way as a lamprey or an eel. Its oily and almost boneless flesh is very popular. However, in France, it is primarily eaten for its enormous liver which is made into pâté or it is fried in the same way as calf’s liver.
Beluga. A variety of sturgeon found in the Caspian sea, the Black Sea and rivers around them. Belugas are one of the largest sturgeons and can live for up to 100 years though they are usually caught much younger. One fish can provide up to 20 kg (44 lb) of beluga caviar.
One of the main types of caviar. It is light grey to coal-black caviar from the roe of the female beluga or white sturgeon, the largest of the family. It is the largest grained and most expensive of the caviars.
