Caviar never shares a box. Not with fish, not with anything. Its own parcel, its own cold chain, however small the tin — which is why a ten gram tin arrives looking exactly as it should.
Two houses, and they sit a long way apart. Maison Du Cannes is our own brand: the roe is farmed in the heart of Asia and every tin is filled here in London, which is how it reaches a number of top London kitchens and a home table at the same grade. Sturia is the French house — bred, produced, selected and finished in the Gironde and Charente-Maritime, and the holder of the only protected geographical indication in caviar.
Maison Du Cannes — our own
Royal Imperial
Amber to golden grain, firm, with a long nutty finish
Royal Oscietra
The classic. Medium grain, brown to amber, nutty and clean
Royal Baerii
Smaller, darker grain. Buttery and mild — the easiest to start on
Royal Beluga
The largest grain, pale grey, creamy, and the mildest of the four
From the farm to the tin
Farmed
Sturgeon raised in the heart of Asia
Selected
Graded on grain, colour and firmness before it travels
Shipped cold
Into London, under temperature control the whole way
Tinned in London
Every Maison Du Cannes tin is filled here, not abroad
To the trade
The same tins go out to top London restaurants
Packed
Its own pouch, its own parcel, its own consignment
Sturia — the French house
Forty years of caviar in south west France
Bred, produced, selected and finished in the Gironde and Charente-Maritime
Carries the IGP Caviar d’Aquitaine, a protected geographical indication
Breeder, producer, selector and affineur — one house across the whole chain
Baerii, Oscietra and Beluga, in tins from fifteen grams
Vintage and Prestige sit above the standard tins in their range
Our own brand, filled in London
Maison Du Cannes is ours. The roe is farmed in Asia and tinned here, so there is no importer sitting between the farm and the tin — which is what keeps a small tin within reach of an ordinary Friday.
The same tin the restaurants open
Maison Du Cannes supplies a number of top London kitchens. What arrives at your door is the tin they are serving, in the same grade and the same size.
Why it ships alone
A tin of caviar is the easiest thing on this site to ruin.
It wants one temperature and it wants to be left alone. Put it in a box with a warm jar or a whole fish and the cold chain is only as good as the weakest thing in the parcel.
So it goes on its own, in its own pouch, on its own consignment, even when there is fish in the same order and even when the tin is ten grams. That costs us a whole parcel for a very small item, and we would rather pay it.
It is still timed to land with everything else you ordered, on the day you chose.
Its own cold chain
Never merged with the fishmonger, however small the tin.
Tins from ten grams
Enough for two on toast, or enough for a table.
No minimum
A single small tin is a perfectly good order.
The other four
Five kitchens, one delivery day
Order from as many as you like. Delivery is capped for the whole order and everything is timed to arrive together.