Everyone has different ideas about the concept of "most expensive food." Some see black caviar behind this definition, while others see a rare variety of wine or chocolate. However, there are a number of products on the list of the most expensive foods. Only the wealthiest people can afford to enjoy its taste.
What is included in the list of the most expensive food in the world?
Kindal
These are small nuts, in other words they are called macadamia. The demand for this variety of nuts is much higher than the famous cashew nuts. Kindal is famous for its useful properties: the use of macamadia nuts in food helps to remove cholesterol and saturate the body with microelements. A kilogram of this variety of nuts can be purchased for 30 thousand dollars (1.8 million rubles).
Truffle
Mushroom worth its weight in gold, acquired by millionaires only at auction, is a white truffle. The price of such a "golden" mushroom can exceed eight thousand dollars per kilogram. The cost of a truffle is directly related to its size. The largest trophy of this rare exhibit weighing 2.5 kg was discovered in Italy 10 years ago. An exclusive variety is the Alba truffle (wealthy citizens call it the “white diamond”). You can find such a valuable trophy in the town of Piedmont (Italy).
A little more than ten years ago, a very wealthy citizen bought a white truffle, the price of which was 30 thousand pounds (2.5 million rubles). He had to throw it away without having tried, because the truffle was rotten during the bidding. The millionaire did not even imagine that white truffle is a perishable product, because it is still a mushroom.
Potatoes
It is incredibly difficult to imagine that ordinary potatoes can occupy a worthy place in the list of the most expensive food. But it is possible. After all, we are talking about the variety of potatoes La Bonnotte. Wealthy gourmets acquire an expensive vegetable to enjoy its delicate taste. The purchase of one kilogram will cost 500 euros (36 thousand rubles).
Oil
The most expensive oil on the planet is argan oil. The argan plant can be seen in Morocco; nowhere else has it taken root. All attempts to grow it in other parts of the world have failed. This explains why oil extracted from valuable nuts is quite expensive. One hundred milliliters of argan oil can be purchased for $ 300 (18,600 rubles). One liter of oil is obtained from 30 kg of nuts. They also use it for medical purposes: it helps with skin diseases.
Marbled beef
This meat is worth its weight in gold. It contains many fatty layers, thanks to which the most expensive meat acquires a juicy and refined taste.
Get this type of meat from the Wagiu cows. They are bred only in Japan, where they are treated in a special way: fed with the best grass and soldered with beer. A kilogram of marbled meat cut costs from 700 to 1,000 dollars (43,400 - 62,100 rubles).
Saffron
India is famous for the most expensive spice in the world. It is called saffron. Get it from the stamens of a crocus flower. One flower has only three stamens, which are collected exclusively by hand. To get one kilogram of spice, you need to bypass 200 thousand flowers. Such colossal work is highly valued. Therefore, at least five and a half thousand dollars (341 thousand rubles) must be paid per kilogram of saffron.
Elite grade of tea
Da Hong Pao tea is also on the list of the most expensive food in the world. It is so called (in translation "Big Red Robe") for the following reason: in May, the buds of the bush turn red, and it seems that the plant has put on a red robe. It grows "Da Hong Pa" about in Fujian, a province near the Tianxin monastery. On the territory there are only six tea bushes, their age is over 350 years. For the whole year, only five hundred grams of young leaves are removed, so tea is rated so highly. For one kilogram of this expensive gourmet drink, gourmets have to pay about 700 thousand dollars (43.4 million rubles).
White "Almas"
Contrary to misconceptions, the most expensive is not black, but white caviar. The price per hundred grams of this delicacy, which is imported from Iran, is approximately two thousand dollars (124 thousand rubles).
This is a light caviar with a smack of nut. They get a delicacy from the beluga albino fish that lives in the waters of the Caspian Sea. Only 10 kg of white caviar is harvested per year, since not all fish survive to one hundred years. And this is exactly the age when an albino beluga spawns white caviar. The price may rise up to 3,000 dollars (186 thousand rubles) for one hundred-gram jar. Pack delicacy in jars of real gold.
Dessert
In New York you can taste the most expensive dessert in the world. It costs 25,000 dollars (1.5 million rubles). The composition of the goodies includes the following ingredients:
- ice cream;
- 25 varieties of cocoa;
- pieces of edible gold ;
- La Madeline au Truffle chocolate bar;
- whipped cream (decoration).
This expensive sweet is served in a glass with a gold frame and diamonds, in addition, a golden spoon is also attached, also decorated with real diamonds. After the meal, the dishes can be taken with you.
Chocolate
The American company Knipschildt Chocolatier is famous for the production of elite dark chocolate Chocopologie by Knipschildt. It is also included in the list of the most expensive food on our planet. A pound of such a treat is worth $ 2,600 / 161 thousand rubles.
Lobster omelette and exclusive pizza
At Le Parker Meridien, New York, guests can enjoy an omelet for $ 1,000 / 62,000 rubles. Omelette contains stellate sturgeon caviar, whole lobsters and, of course, eggs.
Pizza with an impressive name Louis XIII (Louis XIII) from renowned Italian chef Renato Viola will cost gourmets 8,300 euros (600 thousand rubles). The master created an exclusive recipe by including buffalo mozzarella, three types of caviar, lobster, shrimp and lobster in the dish.
Champagne
Elite sparkling wine Perrier Jouet Belle is made from a rare grape variety in the town of Cotes des Blancs. Champagne is not created every year, but only during the best harvest. The price for one bottle with a capacity of 0.75 ml is approximately 1 thousand euros (72 300 rubles).
Seafood Percebes
The most expensive sea delicacies are prepared from Perbebes mollusks. Collect them on the coast of Spain, Canada and Morocco. This seafood has an incredible marine flavor. The Christmas table with Persebes in Spain is an indicator of the prestige and well-being of the family. The price per kilogram of this seafood can reach 200 euros (14,400 rubles).
Aquamarine dumplings
Unusual blue dumplings can be seen on the menu of the New York restaurant Golden Gates. A portion, which includes 16 medium-sized dumplings, costs $ 4,500 (279 thousand rubles).
The institution, which serves exclusive luminous dumplings, belongs to emigrants from Russia. To attract visitors, they began to serve such a miracle dish along with ordinary dumplings. To achieve the glow effect, cooks add the secret of the glands of the torch fish to the minced meat. The meat is based on three types of meat: pork, beef and moose. During the day, dumplings have a blue tint, and at dusk or in the dark they can illuminate the space. It is quite clear that the light is always dim in the place - luminous dumplings are its highlight.
These are just some of the products that are on the list of the most expensive food in the world. It is accessible not to everyone, but such food has its own demand and its admirers.
In accordance with the data announced in the article, you can make a small rating of the most expensive food (per 1 kg):
1st place - Da Hong Pao tea (43.4 million rubles)
2nd place - white truffle (2.5 million rubles).
3rd place - nuts Kindal or Macadamia (1.8 million rubles.).
4th place - dessert, served in one of the New York restaurants (1.5 million rubles).
5th place - Louis XIII pizza (600 thousand rubles).