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December 23, 2014

From Vietnam with love: local caviar aims to make a splash
Dalat, Vietnam (AFP) Dec 23, 2014
At a sturgeon farm on a pristine lake near southern Dalat town, a worker hoists a large white fish out off the water. "It's an albino," says Vietnam's eccentric 'Caviar King' Le Anh Duc adding triumphantly, "Gold eggs!" Not only are the eggs from the rare sturgeon - Duc has just 40 albinos out of half a million fish - an off-white 'gold' colour but they are also a money-spinner. Albino caviar can sell for up to $100,000 per kilogramme, compared to black Beluga caviar, a snip at just $5,000 to ... read more

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