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To: MichaelAsher54

Im Telling YOU THEY LOVE IRAN”

What the Hell is an IRANIAN Oyster????


3 posted on 10/17/2008 3:32:43 PM PDT by forYourChildrenVote4Bush (Today, July 16th I no longer donate money for Israel)
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To: forYourChildrenVote4Bush

Iranian caviar is high quality. Only second best to Russian.


5 posted on 10/17/2008 3:34:24 PM PDT by Vision ("Test everything. Hold on to the Good." 1 Thessalonians 5:21)
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To: forYourChildrenVote4Bush

It’s Iranian caviar.


7 posted on 10/17/2008 3:34:58 PM PDT by Dawn531
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To: forYourChildrenVote4Bush

Not oyster, Osetra caviar from Iran, in other words expensive fish eggs.


58 posted on 10/17/2008 7:09:44 PM PDT by kalee
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To: forYourChildrenVote4Bush

Etymology

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The word caviar entered English via Italian [1] or Turkish,[2]; it is ultimately derived from Persian /xɒvjɒr/, from khaya "egg" (from Middle Persian khayak "egg," from Old Iranian *qvyaka-, diminutive of *avya-, from PIE *owyo-/*oyyo- "egg") + dar "bearing." [1]

Some also think it derives from the Persian word خاگ‌آور (Xâg-âvar), meaning "the roe-generator"; others say chav-jar, which means "cake of power", a reference to the ancient Persian practice of eating caviar in stick form as a kind of elixir.[3]

In Persian, the word refers to both the sturgeon and its roe; in Russian, the word икра (ikra), "roe", is used. The Russian word malossol ("little salt") sometimes appears on caviar tins to show that the caviar is minimally salted; typically, caviar contains 4% to 8% salt, with the better-brand varieties generally being less salted.

61 posted on 10/17/2008 11:03:39 PM PDT by MyTwoCopperCoins
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