Institut Polaire in Hobart CBD offers new caviar experience
A Hobart wine bar has added two new caviar experiences to its offering giving locals a taste of an experience trending in bougie neighbourhoods around Australia and the world. SNEAK PEEK >>
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A Hobart wine bar has added two new caviar experiences to its offering giving locals a taste of an experience which is trending in bougie neighbourhoods around Australia and the world.
Institut Polaire will be serving up Black Pearl white sturgeon caviar which is produced in northern Italy in two experiences — a caviar bump and another which features more roe eggs and delicious accompaniments.
First consumed in Iran in the ninth century, caviar has been de rigueur for the smart set in Europe’s finest restaurants since the 1920s.
Today, caviar service and caviar bumps are a worldwide trending phenomena which Institut Polaire is bringing to Hobart locals and visitors alike.
The Black Pearl white sturgeon caviar served is produced by Calsivius which has been awarded the “Friend of the Sea” certification for environmental sustainability and its breeding program.
Institut Polaire’s Caviar Bump is an individual five-gram service of oscietra caviar, served on mother-of-pearl caviar spoons alongside an icy Süd Polaire vodka.
Designed to be enjoyed with friends, the “bump” encourages diners to transfer the caviar onto their fist between thumb and forefinger, eating the whole serving from the back of their
hand.
The full Institut Polaire Caviar Service involves 10 grams of oscietra caviar, with butter-toasted brioche and accompaniments of chive creme fraiche and 65°C cured egg yolk.
Served on an antique pewter platter, it is a modern interpretation of the centuries-old tradition, best enjoyed with a glass of French champagne or Tasmanian sparkling like the Arras Blanc de Blanc.
Institut Polaire co-owner and creative director Louise Radman says she was excited to be able to share the caviar experience with discerning Hobart diners.
“It used to be that you would have to fly overseas for these types of experiences, we wanted to bring the fun and joy of this incredible quality of food to Hobart,” she says. “It’s not necessarily for every day, but it’s a special way to enjoy one of the culinary world’s most celebrated experiences.”
The Caviar Bump including vodka is $49 per serve, and the full Institut Polaire Caviar Service is $99 per serve and available Thursday to Sunday from 4pm.
Reservations for the caviar experiences are not required.
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