Patent ID: 6291010
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: A23L

Abstract:
A procedure for obtaining a product similar to sturgeon caviar, comprising:crumbling, grinding and salting fish muscle,mixing the crumbled, ground and salted fish muscle in an homogenator with egg protein and methylcellulose, a cephalopod ink, preservatives and salt at a temperature of 25.+-.5.degree. C. to obtain an homogenate,filtering and degassing the homogenate,transversely dividing a jet of the filtered and degassed homogenate into drops,introducing the drops into a liquid at a temperature between 75 and 94.degree. C. for promoting granulation of the drops into granules having a content of protein of 55-98%; andadding to the granules a culinary emulsion and vegetable oil and/or fish oil sufficient to make the granules into the product similar to sturgeon caviar.