"From 3/2005: How the other person gave this only 4-stars is beyond me. If you like oysters and caviar, this is the greatest "salad" you will ever have. My husband was dubious, but he literally was dumbfounded by how good this was. I say this is for a special occasion only because the ingredients are so expensive. Fortunately, you'll have the caviar left over for other things. My recommendation for a couple of improvements though - plan to make about half the creme fraiche sauce and you might want to reduce a little more of the creme fraiche even then. However, perfect as written anyway!

UPDATE 2/2/11 - I have since made this recipe MANY more times to the extreme pleasure of my guests, rendering some of them speechless - it's THAT good. The only downside now is that caviar is even more expensive than it was 6 years ago, but it's absolutely worth it for this recipe, because it takes it from merely interesting to AMAZING."

"How the other person gave this only 4-stars is beyond me. If you like oysters and caviar, this is the greatest "salad" you will ever have. My husband was dubious, but he literally was dumbfounded by how good this was. I say this is for a special occasion only because the ingredients are so expensive. Fortunately, you'll have the caviar left over for other things. My recommendation for a couple of improvements though - plan to make about half the creme fraiche sauce and you might want to reduce a little more of the creme fraiche even then. However, perfect as written anyway!

UPDATE 2/2/11 - I have since made this recipe MANY more times to the extreme pleasure of my guests, rendering some of them speechless - it's THAT good. The only downside now is that caviar is even more expensive than it was 6 years ago, but it's absolutely worth it for this recipe, because it takes it from merely interesting to AMAZING."