Can Vegetarians eat Caviar?

[Anonymous]

I know that most Vegetarians eat eggs (unlike Vegans), so I was wondering, can they eat Fish eggs (roe, caviar)?

Yes

No

Maybe some of them

I don't know, I'm not a Vegetarian

I'll explain in the comment

Who cares about Caviar anyway?

I'm here just for the free Xper points

[Zorax]

Well, technically speaking - yes. Ovo-Vegetarians and Ovo-Lacto-Vegetarians can eat them, as well as some Semi-Vegetarians (e. g Pescetarians). Contrary to popular belief, fish are not always killed to get the caviar. There is a process whereby the fish is given a sort of caesarean, eggs removed and the fish are sown up again. There is another process whereby the fish is massaged to release the eggs. Although neither of these methods involves killing the fish, they are just as bad as keeping battery hens. The motivation is to get more eggs per fish (as they spawn again and again). But most Vegetarians never eat it out of ethical reasons.

[Zorax]

Thanks for the MHO

[ImaginativeDreamer]

Some of them probably eat it, just like they eat chicken eggs, duck eggs, turkey eggs, goose eggs etc.

[Femdomina]

Depends on what kind of vegetarian. If it's an ethical vegetarian, they don't eat caviar because you have to kill a fish in order to get a caviar. If it's a vegetarian for some other reason rather than ethical, then they probably can eat it.

[depeche2015]

Yes vegetarians eat everything except for meat. Vegans don't anything at all that comes from an animal. They're more stricter. Unless they're pescatarian (all they eat is fish and no other meat)

[douride2]

Comes from a fish so I would think the answer to be NO.

[Asker]

But it's just eggs, not meat...

[douride2]

It's only my opinion. I'm not a vegetarian.

[Asker]

Ok :)

[Bleepasaurus_RexEwww]

Not if you're an ethical vegetarian

[blondfrog]

yes you can