Cuz I'm not eating it... On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree. I think I mentioned the foodie restaurant here that one year the > guy basically served chittlins, mountain oysters and tripe. For over $100 a > plate. We had a good laugh on that. I said that for $20 each they could come > by the house and my mom will cook them up something and they can have 2nds. > :) > > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Keith Johnson > <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > >> >> >> I just wonder if any extremely rare ingredients convey a taste sensation >> that's so incredible, or if it's perception. Sometimes food is like art: the >> value is all in what people say it is. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 10:30:16 PM >> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS >> >> >> >> I think if a dish is difficult to create or has extremely rare and >> expensive ingredients then its ok, but I don't really think some of the >> things that are raved about is all that great. It usually comes down to >> personal pallet and subtle differences in flavorings. >> >> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net >> > wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Don't know if I have the Cooking Channel but will check. I am *addicted* >>> to all things frozen: ice cream, gelatto, sherbert, milk shakes, snow cones, >>> ices, etc. I am also convinced that my biochemical makeup has a gene that is >>> a perfect match for vanilla, as the mere smell of vanilla is enough to send >>> me into fits of divine pleasure. I kept vanilla bean pods in my sugar >>> bucket, keep Madagascan vanilla extract in the cupboard (put it in my milk >>> shakes and pancake batter). I have at times paid some big money for really >>> high quality vanilla products and gourmet ice cream. But I'm not sure I'd >>> pay $19 a scoop for ice cream. At some point, I think the price is more a >>> perception of taste based on rarity, difficulty in growing, harvesting and >>> shipping the product, etc. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> >>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >>> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 4:39:11 PM >>> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS >>> >>> >>> >>> Keith, don't forget the coffee that passes through a Civet. >>> >>> Have you checked out the Cooking Channel? It is similar to the Food >>> Network but more geared toward cooking and gourmet food. On one of the shows >>> they were talking about a gourmet ice cream truck that sells handmade ice >>> cream that featured vanilla beans from the left side of a mountain in >>> Italy. $19 a scoop. >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Keith Johnson < >>> keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I love eating out. And I have to confess, there is a market difference >>>> between eating at restaurants that use fresh, high quality food rather >>>> than, >>>> say iceberg lettuce from cold storage. It's why you can go to a place and >>>> eat a smaller meal that consists of high quality food, and yet be more >>>> satisfied than eating a lot of food that's of lesser quality. >>>> That being said, there is a limit to how much one needs to pay for the >>>> dining experience. I saw that ridiculous gold-leaf ice cream sundae on the >>>> History Channel special on ice cream, and shook my head. You can't tell me >>>> that the gold or even the high quality vanilla ice cream really makes it >>>> tastes hundreds of times better than one that can be made at a quality ice >>>> cream joint. I'm surprised they left off Bird's Nest Soup, made by boiling >>>> the nests of cliff-dwelling birds who excrete a glue-like saliva to build >>>> their nests, or that soup that the Japanese sell that's made from passing >>>> saki through some animals digestive system, then boiling and consuming the >>>> excreted liquid. >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> >>>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >>>> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 4:07:06 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 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)<#12aa2767e4e22605_12aa26df9dcd49a6_12aa145b98c7ceb5_12aa099f98058d4f_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/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >>> Mahogany at: >>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! 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