The Grey Babies

Beluga caviar was Elizabeth Taylor’s favourite caviar. She affectionately nicknamed its grey pearls “grey babies”! A passionate lover of fine jewellery, she adored the dark pearls of this velvety caviar, produced from the Huso huso sturgeon — the most sought-after sturgeon species in the world.

The actress reportedly enjoyed it for breakfast and is even said to have invented a most unusual “caviar sandwich.”

The recipe? Unpeeled potatoes brushed with oil and baked in the oven. Once cooked, part of the flesh was removed (the mashed potato kept for another meal). The potato skins were then filled with crème fraîche and topped with three spoonfuls of “grey babies.” Elizabeth Taylor supposedly enjoyed these sandwiches in bed, served on a silver tray alongside a glass of champagne.