Dom Petroff Mother-of-Pearl Spoon

A LEADER IN LUX­U­RY FOOD

Dom Petroff has been import­ing and sell­ing caviar in France since the 1970s, and is an off­shoot of a fam­i­ly busi­ness in the same line that start­ed in the 1920s. They are a leader in French caviar sales, all their prod­ucts matured in-house in Paris work­shops and hand-packed after a mat­u­ra­tion peri­od of 6 to 18 months. Though they used to get their stur­geon wild-caught, since 2008, to adhere to glob­al eth­i­cal stan­dards, all their caviar now comes from farm-raised fish.

HOW TO USE

Caviar absorbs the fla­vor of the mate­ri­als it touch­es, the same way it absorbs salt. Met­al inter­feres with the del­i­cate fla­vors, so even the tins they are placed in have to be treat­ed with non-reac­tive coat­ing pri­or to pack­ing. What does that leave you with? Moth­er-of-pearl, anoth­er beau­ti­ful­ly prized gift of the sea, is seen as the per­fect part­ner for this lux­u­ry catch. Take a spoon­ful of caviar straight from the tin, bring it up to your mouth, close to your nose, and inhale its fra­grance. When you place the pearly grains in your mouth, do not chew, but use your tongue to savor the caviar’s del­i­cate flavor.

Storage Instructions

Clean your spoons with mild soap and water and dry them with soft cloth. Place them in a spe­cial vel­vet or oth­er soft-cloth con­tain­er to keep them from los­ing their inim­itable gloss.