If you only know Quince as a place to buy $50 cashmere sweaters and $80 satin skirts, hold onto your beige ribbed beanie: The Kirkland of soft, luxury status symbols also sells caviar, darling. Arguably pretty cheap caviar, of course: $125 for 100 grams.

Quince says its Royal Osetra caviar comes from China and is “sustainably grown in Thousand Island Lake,” which is also where the world’s largest supplier of caviar, a company called Kaluga Queen, is based. Most of the caviar found in the United States is farmed in China, according to Bloomberg , which also reports that while wholesale prices have decreased over the past decade, many diners are still willing to pay a premium to add it to their eggs, chicken nuggets, and even hot dogs. The quality of Chinese-made caviar can range widely

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