A table for two needs very little when what you choose has a purpose. The El del caviar gift box brings together a 50 g tin of Iranian Beluga 000 and two mother-of-pearl spoons. That is already the centre of a tasting. Add water, small plates and time to sit down together. The menu can grow from there, but it need not get in the way of the first bite.
Sharing 50 g without making a rule
Split the tin equally and you have 25 g each. It is simple arithmetic, not an obligation to eat identical portions. You could keep one first spoonful each for tasting the caviar alone, then decide what to do with the rest: repeat the plain taste, add a little to lukewarm potato or make two blinis. Choose just one base at first, so you can notice how it changes the texture and flavour.
If the box is a gift, check that the recipient knows when they can receive it and refrigerate it. A note with a specific invitation could go with it: ‘Dinner at home on Friday; I’ll prepare the potatoes.’ Do not put storage instructions in that note. The directions on the tin are the ones to follow. The occasion works better when someone has taken care of the practical details before it is opened.
Set the table first
Place the two spoons, a cold support for the tin and two glasses of water on the table. If you are serving a base with the caviar, have it ready so nobody is cooking while the opened tin waits. Open and serve once you are seated. One person may describe the texture of the first spoonful one way; the other may find a different word. The conversation is part of the tasting, with no need to agree.
The two 50 g formats are not identical. The individual tin contains caviar without the box or spoons; the gift box adds its presentation and two spoons. Compare the product pages for contents and current price. If more people are coming, the 125 g gift box includes four spoons and offers a different scale of service.
The finishing touch
You do not need to cover the table with petals or wait for a solemn occasion. Two spoons laid out, an appetising plate and a chilled tin are enough to turn the gift into dinner. Taste the caviar on its own first; then decide together what the second bite should be.
