However, the largest players on the black caviar market are Saudi Arabia and China, although the caviar there is produced by farming methods. Iran holds first place for supplying wild caviar as there is no moratorium on fishing sturgeon. What’s more, Iranians don’t eat this delicacy themselves. According to the Koran, Muslims, just like Jews, are not allowed to consume fish without scales.
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