The rich and famous always captivates many of us. They typically lead a life most of us would want and they do stuff that we could only dream of. The expensive dishes they eat or partake are the stuff that makes our mouth water just thinking about it.
1. Saffron. This spice comes from saffron flower. One pound of dry saffron (0.45 kg) requires in excess of 50,000 flowers to make. With so much resources and labor needed, prices for the spice go at around US$500/pound to US$5,000/pound. Dishes, like French Bouillabaisse, that uses saffron as spice usually turns out to be a very expensive dish.
2. Macadamia nut. The macadamia nut is difficult to grow since the tree produces nuts only after seven to ten years, demanding fertile ground and lots of rain. The nut yields a very hard seed, but inside it reveals a creamy white kernel that has up to 80% oil and 4% sugar. A kilogram of this expensive dish is in excess of 30$.
3. Almas Caviar. ‘Almas’ comes from the Iranian word for diamond. Appropriately, the name of this Beluga caviar, whose price goes upward of $5,000 per kilogram in the United States, describes how valuable it is. This caviar comes from the Beluga whale that is said to be over 100 years old, unchanged for over 100 million years.
4. White Truffle. The mushroom originates in northern Italy. It has a 12 cm diameter and weighs up to 500g. These truffles are sold at an astonishing price of over €2,000 and €4,000 per kilogram (approximately $1350 – $2700 per pound). The highest price paid for truffle is $330,000 for 1.5kg of white truffles. That is an expensive dish.
5. “La Bonnotte”. “La Bonnotte” is a French potato that can be cultivated and collected only on the island Noirmoutier. Annually, only 100 tons of top quality potato is produced. The potato fields are fertilized with seaweed in a climate shaped by the nearby sea. The cost of one kilogram can climb up to €500 because this type of potato is almost extinct.
6. Kobe Beef. These Japanese cows are fed the best grass and given the best treatment. The meat in this cow is especially tender and has a lot of marbling. An expensive dish like this can cost more than 100 dollars for a 200 gram fillet.
7. Von Essen Platinum Club Sandwich. This triple-decker sandwich contains premium chicken, hard-boiled quails’ eggs, ham, and white truffles. It is currently being sold exc;usively at Cliveden, Berkshire. The poulet de Bresse (chicken) is served with a topping of white truffles. This expensive dish has 1,182 calories, with 1.8oz of fat. It certainly is not healthy but definitely luxurious, costing 100 pounds (about 200 dollars).
8. Omelette. The world’s priciest omelette can be ordered at the Le Parker Meridien in New York. The $1,000 omelette has ten ounces of caviar (sevruga), a whole lobster, and six eggs. If you try to make this expensive dish on your own, it would only set you back $700.
9. Dessert. For an expensive dish to satisfy your sweet tooth, you should go to Serendipity 3, a popular restaurant in the Upper East Side of Manhattan and order a sundae. This $1000 sundae includes five scoops of Tahitian vanilla ice cream, garnished with 23K edible gold leaf, Madagascar vanilla, and includes the Amedei Porceleana.
10. Chocopologie. This tasty chocolate is the world’s most expensive. The Chocopologie is made by Knipschildt. This expensive dish would cost you $2,600 per pound; this handmade chocolate truffle is available only if ordered. It has black truffle and contains 70% Valrhona cacao.
This article was written by Alexis.
Tags: expensive dishes