[Slightly Spoiler] What is difference between Caviar and regular pickled fish roe?

[Mango Choo-choo]

I read Wiki for Caviar but I don't understand why Caviar must be made by Sturgeon roe rather than common fish roe.
The picture of Caviar is also different than other pickled fish roe jar.
It looks more luxurious and unique.

In terms of functionality, Caviar in this game seems nothing different than other food/cuisine.
It provides decent extra energy(+175) and health(+78) volume.

Whereas, it is not easy to get as Sturgeon is not a regular species.
You can only catch them off in specific seasons and areas.

If you want to get their eggs/roe, you have to build a pond.
It will be a devious route for players to get the Caviar.
That is the reason why I say Caviar is not that common.

 

[VoidBunny03]

Because a sturgeon is the only fish that produces caviar in game cause Sturgeons caviar is more Traditional.

 

[Caviar]

The difference is one is me and the other is not.

 

[Mango Choo-choo]

The difference is one is me and the other is not.

I could predict you would reply to the thread at one moment

 

[Maher]

Caviar has a place in the missing bundle. The others do not.

 

[Ereo]

It’s the same with dried fruit and raisins.

 

[FilthyGorilla]

As others have said, it's pretty much just an abritrary distinction made to mirror something in real life without having to create dozens of subcategories, Ereo mentioned raisins which is also a good example of making some items more in line with their real life counterparts to even add some more function to something (in this case fish ponds, in that case the dehydrator and dried goods as a whole).

 

[nicodeux]

It’s the same with dried fruit and raisins.

Exactly. We can even extend that logic to hops or wheat which produce respectively pale ale and beer when put in kegs, instead of hops/wheat juice.

 

[VampireCake]

Exactly. We can even extend that logic to hops or wheat which produce respectively pale ale and beer when put in kegs, instead of hops/wheat juice.

'Hop juice' sounds like it'd make you jump higher... or turn you into a frog.

 

[Quirinea]

Exactly. We can even extend that logic to hops or wheat which produce respectively pale ale and beer when put in kegs, instead of hops/wheat juice.

And for real beer you'd need (usually) barley and hops. OK there are wheat beers.

 

[Mango Choo-choo]

Caviar has a place in the missing bundle. The others do not.

Yes
I was wondering how it was made!
I thought it is just a kind of cuisine/cooking.
I made some fish roe jar but I had never seen caviar!
Finally it was identified jar of sturgeon roe!
It sounds like pale ale, I spent a lot of time to figure out how to make a cup of ale!

 

[Mango Choo-choo]

As others have said, it's pretty much just an abritrary distinction made to mirror something in real life without having to create dozens of subcategories, Ereo mentioned raisins which is also a good example of making some items more in line with their real life counterparts to even add some more function to something (in this case fish ponds, in that case the dehydrator and dried goods as a whole).

Exactly

It looks a little counterintuitive.
You know that most fish roe jars are similar maybe just different colors.
So does wine!
I think it is a trick the designer set for surprise.
It looks rarer than regular jars.

 

[Mango Choo-choo]

'Hop juice' sounds like it'd make you jump higher... or turn you into a frog.

Hop Juice sounds like you will get super power to jump supet high.
Turing to frog sounds fantastic!

 

[VampireCake]

Turing to frog sounds fantastic!

You could take a shortcut across the rivers or lake instead of going around.

 

[Mango Choo-choo]

You could take a shortcut across the rivers or lake instead of going around.

Sounds like Super Mario Odyssey Episode 1
I am not sure if you played that.

 

[FilthyGorilla]

Exactly

It looks a little counterintuitive.
You know that most fish roe jars are similar maybe just different colors.
So does wine!
I think it is a trick the designer set for surprise.
It looks rarer than regular jars.

I think it's rather nice too, variation without being overbearing is difficult to do, I'm not saying that the way they were implemented was perfect but you can still benefit from the positives of an imperfect system

 

[nicodeux]

I like the fact that sturgeon roe is handled differently from other roes. It takes longer to age and has its own specific container: that makes it look like a premium (i.e. gourmet) product.

I know that people may wonder why caviar would be less expensive than some other aged roes (like Aged Lava Eel roe, for example), especially since caviar takes one more day to proceed, but in the end, this is just a game where fun and roleplay are also there for the sake of it.

 

[Mango Choo-choo]

I think it's rather nice too, variation without being overbearing is difficult to do, I'm not saying that the way they were implemented was perfect but you can still benefit from the positives of an imperfect system

Fortunately I have Stardew Valley Wiki
Otherwise I will never know how to make a caviar!
As I said, I didn't have knowledge caviar is made of sturgeon roe!
I thought I would try my best to find mystic cooking recipe and give up re-build Joja supermarket finally.

 

[Mango Choo-choo]

I like the fact that sturgeon roe is handled differently from other roes. It takes longer to age and has its own specific container: that makes it look like a premium (i.e. gourmet) product.

I know that people may wonder why caviar would be less expensive than some other aged roes (like Aged Lava Eel roe, for example), especially since caviar takes one more day to proceed, but in the end, this is just a game where fun and roleplay are also there for the sake of it.

Yes, the only mild complaint is it is nothing different than other fish roe jars regardless of function or price.
The only thing excited is it has unique icon/picture and name.
That makes it premium and luxurious.
I stored 50+ for collection and will not eat them.

 

[FilthyGorilla]

Yes, the only mild complaint is it is nothing different than other fish roe jars regardless of function or price.

No, the whole point is that it is different. Gifting gives different results than other aged roe, it has an exclusive place in it's own bundle, you can tailor it into a hat not obtainable in any other way, and so on.

It absolutely does have its own uses in function (and price isn't really comparable as the sell price of other fish aged roe is a spectrum too)