Caviar was originally the food of the peasants, later becoming a delicacy of the wealthy connoisseurs, now newly democratized as a mass-market delicacy of the middle class.

One of our librarians, Magda Born, had a Zoom class recently on the history of caviar.

We recorded it so that you can learn all about it here:

Learn more about the usage of Caviar during the Russian spring festival of Maslenitza here with The Russian House of Kansas City.

Magda Born

mborn@kckpl.org

Community Services Librarian

Kansas City, Kansas Public Library

625 Minnesota Ave.

Kansas City, KS 66101

913-295-8250 ext 1103