In your life, you might have met the tallest man in the world,seen the smallest jet aircraft,experienced the longest windsurfing journey and witnessed the highest jump by a pig… However,I am pretty sure that you might not have tasted the most expensive foods in the world or heard about them. Despite clear indicators that many parts of the world are suffering from dire poverty and starvation,there are still places where you can plunk down your money and get a decadent menu item.Astonished?Leave your exclamations till you finish reading the article !
1. Hamburger
At $99, the Double Truffle Hamburger at DB Bistro Moderne in Manhattan gives new meaning to the term whopper. The burger contains three ounces of rib meat mixed with truffles and foie gras stuffed inside seven ounces of sirloin steak and served on a Parmesan and poppy seed bun, with salad and truffle shavings.For penny-pinchers and calorie counters, the Single Truffle version is a mere $59.
2. Caviar
The world's most expensive caviar is a type of Iranian beluga called Almas. Pale amber in color, it comes from sturgeons that are between 60 and 100 years old.A 3.9-pound container will set you back $48,750.
3. Pie
In Burnley, England, you can find the world's most expensive meat pie.Based on a traditional steak and mushroom pie, the dish includes $1,000 worth of Wagyu beef fillet, $3,330 in Chinese matsutake mushrooms (which are so rare that they are grown under the watchful eyes of armed guards), two bottles of 1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild at a cost of about $4,200 each, as well as black truffles and gold leaf. The pie serves eight with a total cost around $15,900, or $1,990 per slice, which includes a glass of champagne.
4.Bread
In 1994, Diane Duyser of Florida noticed that the toasted sandwich she was eating appeared to contain an image of the Virgin Mary. She kept it for ten years (it never went moldy), before selling it to Canadian casino for $28,000 in 2004.
5. Ice Cream Sundae
At $1,000, the Grand Opulence Sundae at New York's Serendipity certainly lives up to its name. Made from Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream covered in 23-karat edible gold leaf and drizzled with Amedei Porcelana, the world's most expensive chocolate, this indulgence is studded with gold dragets and truffles and topped with dessert caviar.
6. Pizza
The Luxury Pizza, a 12-inch thin crust, is the creation of Nino Selimaj, owner of Nino's Bellissima in Manhattan.It is covered with six different types of caviar that need to be specially ordered. The pie is also topped with lobster, crème fraîche, and chives at $1,000 a pie (or $125 a slice).
7. Boxed Chocolates
At $2,600 per pound, Chocopologie by Knipschildt Chocolatier of Connecticut is the world's most expensive box of chocolates. At $240 each, the dark chocolate truffle, with a French black truffle inside, is made of 70% Valrhona cacao, which is blended into a creamy ganache with truffle oil. The truffle is hand-rolled with a dark truffle on the inside and then dusted with cocoa powder.
8. Sandwich
The von Essen Platinum club sandwich at the Cliveden House Hotel near London is also the world's most expensive sandwich at $197. Weighing just over a pound, the sandwich is made of the finest ingredients, including Iberico ham cured for 30 months, quail eggs, white truffles, semi-dried Italian tomatoes, and 24-hour fermented sourdough bread.
9. Omelette
The restaurant Norma’s at Le Parker Meridien put itself on the map by offering the world’s most expensive omelette, or as they call it, “The Zillion Dollar Frittata”. This absurdly expensive breakfast item consists of a mixture of eggs, lobster and 10 ounces of sevruga caviar and a charge of $1000 on your bill.
10. Cake
And the award for the most expensive food goes to . . . a fruitcake! You may hesitate before plunking down the $1.65 million for a Japanese fruitcake, designed with 223 small diamonds .
by Dietitian Nicole Maftoum
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