Mottra caviar is served at Elton John’s White Tie and Tiara Ball in Windsor

Everyone was then officially welcomed to the 12th White Tie & Tiara Ball by David Furnish who also paid tribute to Robert Key, who helped set up the foundation and had sadly recenty passed away, and thanked the sponsors who made the event possible, including Chopard, Audi, Neuro and OK! magazine. Guest then tucked into a starter of truffled scramled eggs with asparagus soldiers, melba toast and Mottra caviar, followed by roadt Cumbrian lamb…

Milked eggs

Mottra Caviar ‘milks’ mature roe from farmed sturgeon without killing the fish, producing one of the only sustainable caviar products available today. Mark Hix is a fan, as are buyers at Harvey Nichols and Selfridges. Spoon over Melba toast for a retro appetiser, or scatter the dainty eggs over asparagus and hollandaise…

A New Breed of Epicurean Delights

English Truffles, Latvian Caviar and Belgian Wagyu Beef are Making Their Mark

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Mottra Caviar is chosen for the globe top chefs  at the World’s 50 Best Award Ceremony at Guildhal:

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In honor of Earth Day, I thought I would talk about sustainable luxury which was once enjoyed by Russian Tsars, Iranian Shahs and Austrian Emperors.
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Greg Barker gets a tickle from eco-caviar

Marie Woolf, Whitehall Editor

CALL him the sturgeon general. The shadow climate change minister has developed a sideline that will make some of his fellow Tories choke: “ethical” caviar.

Greg Barker, a millionaire Conservative MP and the party’s green spokesman, is set to cash in on the latest fashion for fish-friendly sturgeon eggs.

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Sustainable Caviar

Caviar has been a long-standing taboo, falling in the same category as foie gras, lobster and veal; they all are stamped with a history of cruelty. Now, ethical dining is becoming a growing concern and Mottra, the first Latvian caviar, is leading the way as the first sustainable caviar house.

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Mottra caviar farm

A caviar farm in Latvia has devised a sustainable, humane and clever way of producing the world’s most opulent food.
The trick, it says, is all in the massaging…

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Latvian company Mottra claims to make the only truly sustainable caviar in the world, in which the roe are massaged out, rather than the sturgeon being sliced open. Osetra caviar, from 35 for 28g. at www.mottra.co.uk, Selfridges or Harvey Nichols.

No less than two kilos of Mottra Caviar from Selfridges was served and savoured. Guests dined on By Word of Mouth’s delicious canapes and dishes. To satisfy sweet tooth’s, Fortnum  & Mason provided over 1,500 delicious pastries – a feast of mini eclairs, tarts and tortes – plus an unforgettable three-tier birthday cake by Peggy Porschen for Fortnum  & Mason…