Caviar: piquant, luxurious, and decadent, it is renowned the world over as an iconic delicacy. Caviar: A Global History looks back to the foods indulgent heyday, as well as relating its effect on the lives of the people who pursue, trade, and consume it today. Renowned food writer and critic Nichola Fletcher takes the reader on a tour of the main areas of caviar production: Russia, Iran, Europe and America, drawing parallels between them and recounting their vibrant history.