Life What is caviar? Inside the delicacy and the endangered species that produces it. October 3, 2022October 26, 2022Clare Mulroy, USA TODAYComments Off on What is caviar? Inside the delicacy and the endangered species that produces it. Caviar is a salty delicacy made from unfertilized fish eggs from wild or farmed sturgeon. Caviar is fish roe, which means eggs from different fish.