Well, there is always the $15 a cup tea. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 3:25 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > > 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) <#12a9e7b1b567ee27_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 > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
