Caviar is definitely a dish meant to be savored, and for something that costs $200 an ounce you better savor the hell out of it.
However, the New York Times has highlighted a sect of what they're calling "opulent foodies" who have taken to consuming what they are calling "caviar bumps."
These "bumps" involve placing a small pile of caviar on your balled fist and licking it off your hand as if it were "salt after a tequila shot."
Kristen Shirley is a self-described caviar connoisseur, and she told the Times that, "If you put caviar on blinis or chips or put chives or red onion on it, it masks the flavor. Why are you eating something that costs $200 an ounce just for it to taste like red onion? Plus, your skin will gently warm the caviar, which releases even more flavor."
"Caviar bumps" were apparently first made available at a pop-up seafood restaurant at Coachella, and have since become "a decadent and naughty way to consume the pricey delicacy at certain restaurants, fashionable bars, art festivals, and other showy gatherings," per the Times.
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