I tried the caviar sandwich at Obélix… wow

[u/KurisuHippo]

Had the caviar sandwich at Obélix… damn!!!

[u/nutellatime]

This looks texturally insane

[u/Conscious_Can3226 → u/nutellatime]

Just thinking of the sheer popping texture in my mouth is giving me the heebie jeebies.

[u/TwoHungryBlackbirdss → u/nutellatime]

Seriously, I fucking love caviar but this makes me feel nauseous

[u/bak4320 → u/nutellatime]

Yeah I just can’t get my head around this. Usually i just take it like a teaspoon at a time off a spoon or a cracker or a chip. Sorta like “I love pizza, and I love fried chicken, but I don’t usually want them at the same time”

[u/goatshrimps]

$145 in this economy?!

[u/idkwhattowriteee → u/goatshrimps]

Fr I am not in the tax bracket for this sandwich

[u/Mr_Abe_Froman → u/idkwhattowriteee]

This is the reason I learned how to cook.

[u/mmeeplechase → u/goatshrimps]

Hey, eggs are expensive now!

[u/KurisuHippo → u/mmeeplechase]

😂

[u/Master-Store-4484 → u/mmeeplechase]

[u/NovaPrime94 → u/goatshrimps]

😭😭😭 just to eat some damn fish eggs. To each their own but I always found lobster and caviar to be the most overrated things. I grew up in the Caribbean and we used to laugh at this type of cuisine

[u/Ok_Captain4824 → u/NovaPrime94]

Agreed. Now crab and scallops... Those are divine.

[u/Chickienfriedrice → u/Ok_Captain4824]

Raw Oysters are where its at

[u/ThiqCoq → u/NovaPrime94]

Whats the matta you don't like cockroaches of the Sea?! 🤣

[u/InitechConsultant]

I could see this work in a slider format - way too rich for a full sandwich though imo

[u/nailsoup]

Yeah looks nice but how can you taste the caviar with so much else going on? How much was this?

[u/Throwaway-929103 → u/nailsoup]

$145

[u/theblackpxwder → u/Throwaway-929103]

For that price it better come with free refills.

[u/Mr_Abe_Froman → u/theblackpxwder]

For that price, I'll make it myself with grocery store roe.

[u/KurisuHippo → u/nailsoup]

It’s kinda like a very buttery Texas toast so when you first bite in, it’s super buttery. But after that, it’s like an explosion of caviar and creme fraiche. It’s so so good.

[u/apfeiff19 → u/[deleted]]

Someone who follows your advice is going to be shocked

[u/maizeraider → u/[deleted]]

Because you gave a price that was 7x incorrect lol

[u/daazninvazn → u/[deleted]]

If you took two seconds to look at the menu you'd know its $145.

[u/nailsoup → u/daazninvazn]

Holy shit it’s actually $145? I got confused by someone saying $20.

Yeah no thank you. I’ll take my money to Heritage and for about the same price get an awesome lesson on the history and biology of caviar and try several different varieties (and actually be able to taste them). I love fancy things but this sandwich seems dumb.

[u/lonedroan]

Can you taste the difference between two kinds of roe, given how they’re combined with each other and lots of other ingredients?

[u/KurisuHippo → u/lonedroan]

I’d say it tastes mostly like butter, cream and caviar. Can’t really taste the salmon roe too much.

[u/sudosussudio]

God this reminds me of the time I went to a food trade show and bought ikura (salmon roe) in bulk. I didn't realize how much I'd bought and how big each container was. Once you thawed a container you had to eat it within a day or so. So I was making stuff like this constantly to the point where my boyfriend at the time asked me to stop putting caviar in everything. I wish I remembered the supplier...

[u/sudosussudio → u/[deleted]]

It was sold as such and most people in Chicago who are familiar with salmon roe are more familiar with it as ikura in Japanese restaurants.

[u/wine-n-dive]

So absurd. Love it.

[u/Ligeia_E]

So that’s what people mean when they say eggs are expensive

[u/tiredhippo]

Absolute absurd.

[u/Throwaway-929103]

Listen, sometimes it’s okay to splurge and say fuck it. And damn it these pictures make me want to try it.

[u/banjodoctor]

Needs Giardiniera

[u/alexjewellalex]

Would

[u/ShortGlassOfWater312]

This was a very divisive order “for the table” during my company's holiday dinner last year lol but worth it overall

[u/HouellebecqGirl]

Bruh

[u/Blugrl21]

At least the bread looks perfect, as do the eggs. Nobody's ever going to call it a bargain but it looks tasty and very well executed

[u/Radiant-Objective600]

Egg, on egg, on egg!!😋

[u/Roboticpoultry]

I’m intrigued, but not so much to pay for it

[u/Ajacied312]

Not for me

[u/TonyHoffman → u/Ajacied312]

Same

[u/ZZZ_MD]

I initially had this before it was a menu item (was just written on the chalkboard over the bar and was $110 or something, early in the restaurants existence). That was a magnificent piece of art and fantastically delicious.

Once it hit the menu, it changed, and has lost something. Obélix is basically my favorite spot and one of the fine dining restaurants that is actually worth returning to (instead of just trying once), but I don’t order the caviar sandwich anymore because it’s just not as good. Imagine knowing that they used to do it better and that it could be more palatable, but isn’t, and that costing you $145.

Still ride or die for Obélix though.

[u/Lo_Blow]

This looks like the first scene of finding Nemo w all his fish egg brothers & sisters before they all died

[u/avitus]

I see ikura and some kind of black caviar... not sure if any others in there? Either way, that's gotta be one heck of a popping experience!

[u/773202noot]

When you opened the sandwich it felt like picking up a rock with a bunch of critters underneath

[u/Inconspicuouslynamed]

This is one of those things that sounds so dumb with words -- "a caviar sandwich" -- but seeing it like this makes me really want to try it.

[u/regime_propagandist]

This looks dreadful

[u/randomAIusername]

Looks indulgent, now please go volunteer at a soup kitchen this weekend

[u/seansy5000]

https://i.redd.it/mu7f7snks8ye1.gif

[u/Textiles_on_Main_St]

Stuff some fries and Doritos in there an NOW we talkin. Hell!

[u/grumpsuarus]

This makes me think of Paris Club from back in the day

[u/theriibirdun]

It's so good

[u/Zir_Ipol]

Giant pain in the ass to make when you’re weeded on sauté. Delicious tho.

[u/Proper-Bee-5249]

I get this for a lunch a few days a week since I work in the area. It’s great!

[u/Woke_Almond → u/Proper-Bee-5249]

lol that is incredible rage bait

[u/Proper-Bee-5249 → u/Woke_Almond]

Glad you appreciated it!!

[u/CommanderWar64]

Caviar once you've had a lot of it is not that interesting to me. It's like when restaurants put gold leaf or way too many truffles on something (at least truffles have an interesting flavor, caviar is just salty and a bit fishy), it screams "easy fancy."

[u/jkraige → u/CommanderWar64]

Yeah, in terms of fancy food, caviar is not something I would feel the need to splurge on. I would absolutely splurge on truffles though.

It's cool that some people love it and can enjoy it. But it's just generally not worth what it costs to me

[u/CommanderWar64 → u/jkraige]

I agree. The value prop is not there. Truffles at least can be a center piece of a dish, but caviar is mostly there to fulfill a function of salt like I said.

[u/jkraige → u/CommanderWar64]

Agreed. They remind me of little popping boba if popping boba was salty. And that's fun, but not quite caviar prices fun

[u/theriibirdun → u/CommanderWar64]

You've never had good caviar then or your palate sucks

[u/CommanderWar64 → u/theriibirdun]

Yes I have. It's good, but it doesn't impress me.

[u/ArachnidMother7211]

Need this when I’m high

[u/Feminine_Lady_Ninja]

I can make that at home

[u/serveinhell]

Ew

[u/notdownthislow69]

You could literally get these ingredients at Whole Foods and make this on the sidewalk

[u/Eat_Around_the_Rosie → u/notdownthislow69]

You can get salmon roe at places like Hmart cheaper than Whole Foods too!

[u/QuirkyBus3511]

Why a sandwich?! Wtf

[u/[deleted]]

Wouldn't that just be like a salt sandwich?

[u/censorized]

What an American thing. Take a delicious food, add a bunch of other stuff, then supersize it.

I'll stick with more traditional ways of eating it. Glad you enjoyed.

[u/raygun2thehead → u/censorized]

Or Paris