Way above the price range of a Poor Black Welshman, that is. And I'm glad I gave up coffee, or that last would've done the trick for me.
On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 4:58 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > [Attachment(s) <#12a9ba7f2e51ddf3_TopText> from Mr. Worf included below] > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Missy May <missy.may...@gmail.com> > Date: Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 6:23 AM > Subject: [BSBB] EXPENSIVE FOODS > To: brownsugars_bodacious_b...@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > White Truffle > > [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] > > Not surprising, the white truffle is the world's most expensive mushroom. > Found in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy, the white truffle's price is > due to it's relative rarity. These truffles are generally sold for anywhere > between $1,350 and $2,700 per kilogram. The record price paid for this > delicacy, however, was $330,000 for 1.5 kilograms worth. > > Essen Platinum Club Sandwich > > [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] > > The world's most expensive sandwich is the Essen Platinum Club Sandwich. It > is a triple-decker sandwich, containing the finest grade chicken, ham, > hard-boiled quails' eggs and white truffles. This sandwich contains almost > 2,000 calories and is the world's most expensive, selling for a hefty price > of almost $200. > > Steak and Mushroom Pie > > [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] > > Based on the traditional steak and mushroom pie that is so popular in > England, this dish contains $1,000 worth of Wagyu beef, $3,330 worth of > Matsutake mushrooms, two bottles of Chateau Mouton Rothschild priced at > $4,200 each, black truffles and edible gold leaf. The whole pie serves 8 > people and costs around $15,900. A single slice costs $1,990, but is also > served with a glass of champagne. > > Le Parker Meridien Omelet > > [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] > > The most expensive omelet in the world is sold at Le Parker Meridien > restaurant in New York City. It contains 10 ounces of Sevruga caviar, six > eggs, and an entire lobster. If you order it in the restaurant, it costs > $1,000. To make it yourself at home, the ingredients will only run you $700. > > Serendipity 3 Sundae > > [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] > > One of the most expensive desserts in the world is a sundae sold at > Serendipity 3, located on the east side of Manhattan. Listed in the Guinness > Book of World Records as the world's most expensive dessert, it consists of > five scoops of Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream, Madagascar vanilla, 23 karat > edible gold leaf, and the world's most expensive chocolate, the Amedei > Porceleana. To order this rich dessert, it will cost you over $1,000. Kona > Nigari Water > > [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] > > The most expensive water in the world is Kona Nigari water. This > desalinated, high-mineral water comes from the deep waters off the coast of > Hawaii and costs $16.75 per ounce. Wray and Nephew White Overproof Rum > > [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] > > This rum is the highest-selling because of it's rarity as well as it's high > proof. Bottled in 1940, there are only 4 bottles left in the world, each > priced at around $53,000. > > Tieguanyin > > [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] > > A rare Chinese green tea, Tieguanyin costs $3,000 per kilo (2 lbs, 3 oz) > and approximately $15 for a single cup. > > Kopi Luwak > > [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] > > You can't have a discussion of the world's most expensive foods without > mentioning Kopi Luwak. Originating from Sumatra, Kopi Luwak is created from > coffee beans that have passed through the digestive track of the Asian Palm > Civet. The civets eat the coffee berries and the undigested beans pass > through their system. The beans are then collected and brewed. Many people > claim that the coffee has a high level of complex acidity that cannot be > achieved through any other brewing method. With only around 500 pounds of > beans produced every year, the cost for a pound is upwards of $300. > > > > > > > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
