sterletto

/stehr-LEHT-toh/
[Italian] plural sterletti

Sterlet. A small and very rare sturgeon, the source of the famed golden caviar, the caviar favoured by the Tsars. The fish itself is ugly and eel-like in appearance and is served baked with vegetables. Found in the Volga and Caspian.

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