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Caviar is the internet’s favourite indulgence

Russian tsars loved it. Now TikTok does, too

Caviar on chicken nuggets against a green background.
Photograph: The Economist/Jo Banks

“Welcome to the caviar class you guys didn’t know you needed!” says Danielle Zaslavsky, smiling at the camera. Her family owns Marky’s, an American caviar company; she shows off its products on TikTok by dolloping glossy sturgeon eggs on everything from tortilla chips to ice cream.

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This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “Eat like a king”

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