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How Caviar Is Made In The Swiss Alps

Dina Spector   

How Caviar Is Made In The Swiss Alps
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Black Caviar

REUTERS/Michael Buholzer

Switzerland's first caviar, Oona, comes from farmed Siberian sturgeon in the Swiss Alps.

It's an unusual business venture for this region since the world's most well-known and sought-after caviar comes from sturgeon found in the Caspain Sea.

The Swiss have been able to produce caviar that rivals even Russian brands through a delicate process that involves employees in white aprons and latex gloves who meticulously hand-pick fish eggs.

In December 2011, a Reuters photographer visited the facility, known as the Tropenhaus Frutigen, during the first harvest.

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