The rarest food in the world. The most unusual and expensive food

The most expensive spice in the world is saffron. Real saffron is nothing but the stamens of a plant of the crocus family (Crocus sativus). There is also false saffron, which is also called Imeretian. It is made from the stamens of marigold flowers. The price of a kilogram of real saffron can reach up to $6,000. Such a fabulous price of saffron is explained by the laboriousness of its cultivation and harvesting technology. To obtain 1 kg of dry saffron, you need to sort out about 2000 flowers. From 1 hectare of plantation in the first year, only 6 kg of saffron can be harvested; in the second year - up to 20 kg. Harvesting is carried out during the flowering period in sunny weather. The bright orange stigmas are cut by hand on the first day of flower opening and dried.

If you think that the most expensive caviar in the world is black, then you are deeply mistaken. Albino beluga caviar "Almas" is most valued. This fish is found in the Caspian Sea off the coast of Iran. Eggs have different shades: from pale gray to white. The lighter the caviar, the more expensive it is. Caviar "Almas" is exported from Iran and packaged in jars of pure gold. 100 grams of such caviar cost about $2,000. This delicacy spoils very quickly, so you need to consume it immediately after purchase. Connoisseurs disagree about the most expensive caviar in the world. Some believe that the enjoyment of this rare product with a nutty flavor is incomparable, others say that in addition to a beautiful light color, albino beluga caviar has no special advantages.

Banal, it would seem, potatoes can also be a delicacy when it comes to the La Bonnotte variety. It grows on the French island of Nurmoitier in the Atlantic Ocean. Potato fields are fertilized only with seaweed according to a technology that has been passed down from generation to generation. This variety is planted and harvested only by hand, and it costs about 500 euros per kilogram. The world's most expensive La Bonnotte potato tastes exceptionally tender. According to legend, this divine tuber was brought out by none other than the supreme god of the Incas, Viracocha. No more than 100 tons of potatoes of this variety are harvested annually.

The most expensive meat in the world is marbled beef. Her "suppliers" are Japanese Wagyu cows. The cost of a kilogram of meat reaches $1000. For centuries, Wagiu cows were bred only in Japan, now they are also raised in Australia. They are treated like royalty: they are fed with the best herbs, rubbed with sake, and given beer. The meat of the Australian Wagyu is even more expensive due to the fact that cows are fed red wine for $16 a bottle.

The most expensive coffee in the world is produced from beans that came out of the intestines of a civet - an animal of the genus viverra. The variety is called "Kopi Luwak", "Kopi" in Indonesian means "coffee", and "Luwak" is the actual name of the animal. Coffee grows on the islands of Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi. The civet animal, to which we owe the most expensive coffee in the world, is a small predator, but it really likes ripe and fragrant coffee beans. Their civet eats much less than it can digest. At one time it was even considered a pest. But then it turned out that the digestive enzymes of the animal improve the taste of coffee, removing bitterness. Local residents collect coffee beans that are not digested by civet, a kilogram of which costs $300-400.

The most expensive tea in the world is called Dahongpao - "Scarlet Robe" in Chinese. The tea owes this name to its color - when the buds swell, the tea bushes look like they are dressed in red clothes. Dahongpao is a highly fermented tea with an intense flavor and aroma. The most expensive Dahongpao tea in the world is obtained from the leaf of six bushes growing near the Tianxin Monastery. Their age is estimated at 350 years. No more than 0.5 kg of such tea is collected per year, and even less goes on sale - no more than 20 g. In 2006, the entire crop was transferred to the Chinese National Museum as an exhibit. Since then, there has been an official ban on the collection of Dahongpao, and today no one can taste it. The price of the most expensive tea in the world, Dahongpao - at a time when the ban on its collection was not yet in effect - reached sky-high heights. In 2005, 20 grams of tea was sold at an auction for 208,000 yuan (about $25,000).

The most expensive chocolate in the world is that produced by the Lebanese factory Patchi for sale in the British chain of stores Harrods - £5,000 per pack. The package contains 49 sweets wrapped in handmade Indian silk, decorated with silk roses, Swarovski crystals and even gold. The box is also complicated: it is made of leather and silk, and the partitions in it are gold and platinum.

The most expensive pizza in the world is sold in the city of Agropoli in southern Italy for 8300 euros. Two chefs come to the client's house and cook pizza (everything except the base) in front of his eyes. The filling includes tuna caviar, lobster, lobster, buffalo mozzarella, red lobster, shrimp and lobster. All this is poured with cognac Louis XIII Remy Martin. Even pizza salt is not easy - Australian pink "Murray River".

The most expensive dessert in the world can be tasted in New York at the Serendipity 3 restaurant - provided that you have $ 25 thousand for this pleasure. For this amount, you will receive ice cream with 25 varieties of cocoa, decorated with whipped cream and pieces of edible gold . You need to warn about the desire to eat such a dessert in advance. By the way, you can take dishes, a glass and a spoon with a gold border and diamonds with you.

The most expensive sandwich in the world is called the Von Essen Platinum Club Sandwich. It costs almost $200 and is sold in the Von Essen chain. The sandwich consists of Iberian ham, Bresse poulard, white truffles, quail eggs, dried Italian tomatoes and special bread.

In the restaurant of the New York hotel Le Parker Meridien you can taste the most expensive omelet in the world. It costs a thousand dollars. In addition to eggs, whole lobsters are added to it. The dish is served on fried potatoes and garnished with sturgeon caviar.

The most expensive salad in the world is called Florette Sea&Earth. It is served in the restaurant of the hotel Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons in Oxford. Salad ingredients include Almas white beluga caviar, spiny lobsters, Cornish crab and lobster. Grated truffles, asparagus, potatoes and young salad are also added there, and everything is decorated with gold foil. Chef Raymond le Blanc's signature dish costs £635.

The most expensive nut in the world is macadamia. Previously, it was a significant part of the diet of the Australian Aborigines, but now it has become a delicacy. The scientist who first described this type of nut named them after his friend, John Macadam, MD, a chemist. These nuts are also called mullimbimbi, boomer, kindal-kindal. Macadamia tastes like hazelnuts.

There are nine types of macadamia, five of which grow only in Australia. Two species are cultivated. There are plantations in Australia, Brazil, South Africa, Hawaii and the southern United States. The height of the tree reaches 40 m, it bears fruit for up to 100 years. Since macadamia kernels are difficult to separate from the shell, these nuts are quite expensive, and they are grown less than black caviar is produced.

Macadamia nuts are high in calories and rich in valuable nutrients. It removes cholesterol from the body well. Macadamia oil is a valuable cosmetic product. It is easily absorbed into the skin, softens, nourishes and moisturizes it, and also helps with sunburn.

They produce no more than 40 tons of delicacy per year. The cost of a kilogram of macadamia, even in the "historical homeland" of the nut, exceeds $30.

Whatever you have to try in life, the impressions of the rarest and most exclusive will be the brightest for you. And even if you don't like the taste, smell or look of something that is very expensive and exotic, it will remain one more tick in the list of life's rare pleasures. Luxury has many facets: some people buy expensive houses, others indulge in luxurious cars, chic outfits, and so on. And someone just wants to eat a few thousand dollars.

We present to your attention the most expensive food in the world, which is available only to the powerful of this world.

MOST EXPENSIVE MUSHROOM

The most expensive mushroom is the truffle. The cost of a kilogram of this delicacy can reach up to 2,000 euros, and sometimes even more. White truffles from Italy are considered the most delicious.

THE MOST EXPENSIVE DUMPLINGS IN THE WORLD

The most expensive dumplings can be tasted at the Golden Gates restaurant for Russian emigrants in the Bronx area. Their uniqueness lies in the fact that, in addition to veal, elk and pork, their composition includes the gland of a deep-sea torch fish, as a result of which, even under moderate lighting, the dumplings emit a blue-green light and at the same time are absolutely edible and incomparably tasty. A serving of 8 dumplings will empty your wallet of $2,400, and of 16 dumplings of $4,400.

THE MOST EXPENSIVE TEA

The most expensive tea in the world is called Dahongpao, which means “Big reddish robe”. They get the "Big Reddish Robe" from a leaf of only 6 bushes growing near the Tianxin Monastery. The age of these unique bushes is 350 years. Each year, less than 500 grams of the famous tea is harvested, the price of the finished product reaches 685,000 dollars.

THE MOST EXPENSIVE MEAT IN THE WORLD

The most expensive meat is marbled beef. And - necessarily from the Japanese cows Wagyu. For centuries, these cows were bred only in Japan, treated respectfully and fed only the finest herbs, rubbed with sake and given beer every day. Tenderloin will cost you from $750 to $1000 per kilo.

THE MOST EXPENSIVE NUT IN THE WORLD

The most expensive nut in the world is macadamia. Once a staple food for the Australian Aborigines, macadamia has now become an exquisite and very healthy delicacy. The cost of one kilogram of macadamia, even in its historical homeland, exceeds $30.

THE MOST EXPENSIVE CAVIAR IN THE WORLD

The most expensive caviar in the world is not black at all. And not even a rare gray. The most expensive is Almas, an albino beluga caviar occasionally exported from Iran. 100 grams of caviar, packed, of course, in a jar of pure gold, will cost the buyer about $ 2,000.

THE MOST EXPENSIVE SPICE IN THE WORLD

The most expensive spice in the world is saffron. True saffron is the stamens of a plant in the crocus family. To get half a kilogram of spice, 225,000 stamens are needed. One kilogram of real saffron costs about $6,000.

THE MOST EXPENSIVE POTATOES

The most expensive potato in the world is grown on the islet of Nurmuatje in the Atlantic Ocean. Potato fields are fertilized exclusively with seaweed. All work on planting and harvesting is carried out only by hand. In a year, peasants collect only about 100 tons of this root crop. Harvested potatoes are sent for sale the same day. Such a small harvest and a pleasant taste give exclusivity to this variety of potatoes, a kilogram of which can be bought ... for 500 euros.

THE MOST EXPENSIVE OMELETTE IN THE WORLD

The most expensive omelet in the world can be eaten in the restaurant of the New York hotel Le Parker Meridien. It costs 1000 dollars. In addition to the actual eggs, there are whole lobsters in the omelet. It is served on a bed of fried potatoes and garnished with ten ounces of sturgeon caviar.

MOST EXPENSIVE OIL

The most expensive oil in the world is argan oil. Argan grows in Morocco. It's easy to recognize her. The leaves of this tree are a favorite delicacy of local goats. For the sake of it, they are even ready to climb trees. If you see a goat on a tree, then it is an argan tree. The fruits are shaped like olives. For one liter of oil they require as much as 30 kg. For 100 ml of this oil, you will have to pay 250 USD.

THE MOST EXPENSIVE BREAD

The most expensive Bread in the world is Roquefort and Almond Sourdough Bread. It is for $25 that you can try bread from chef Paul Hollywood. The bread is made with the best A class flour, fermented with expensive French cheese *Roquefort* and high quality almonds. You can buy miracle bread only in boutiques in London, and it costs almost twenty times more than usual.

MOST EXPENSIVE MILK

Mouse milk is the most expensive milk in the world. Its cost exceeds $22,000 per liter. To obtain one liter of such milk, about 4,000 mice need to be milked. Mouse milk is used in medicine. Female mice synthesize human protein in milk - lactoferrin, which is used in the production of unique pharmacological preparations. Medicines containing mouse milk improve the process of hematopoiesis after blood transfusion.

THE MOST EXPENSIVE CHEESE

A kilogram of Pule cheese, which is made from donkey milk, was valued at $1,280. This made it possible for the fermented milk product to take the first place of honor in the ranking of the most expensive cheeses in the world.

MOST EXPENSIVE WATER

The first place is rightfully occupied by the purest spring water Acqua di Cristallo Tributo a Modigliani. It is named after the famous Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani. But the most interesting thing is that the smooth forms of the container in the form of a Mongoloid face are covered with pure 25 carat gold. Acqua di Cristallo Tributo a Modigliani is a mixture of the purest spring water from France, from the Fiji Islands, with the addition of water from the glaciers of Iceland. This water, unusual in composition and design, costs $60,000 for a 1.25 liter bottle.

THE MOST EXPENSIVE CHOCOLATE

The most expensive chocolate in the world is called Chocopologie by Knipschildt. It is produced in the USA by Knipschildt Chocolatier. Naturally, it is dark chocolate. A pound (453 grams) of Chocopologie by Knipschildt will cost $2,600.

THE MOST EXPENSIVE JUICE

The most expensive juice in the world - Noni is produced from exotic fruits of the same name with many useful properties. Thick burgundy juice significantly improves well-being, relieves hypertension and tension caused by stress, and also improves well-being. Noni fruit grows on Morinda citronifolia trees, which are widely distributed in the South Pacific region. A box of juice (four one-liter bottles) starts at $200.

This is beluga caviar. Only and everything. However, with a couple of "buts". First, we are talking about the albino beluga. Secondly, about an aged albino beluga. The older the fish, the more transparent the caviar and the more expensive its price. The fish, by the way, is included in the Red Book, it is mined in an extremely limited way, so Almas caviar is in short supply. To get a jar, you need to stand in line and wait for several months. Or go to the Caviar House & Prunier restaurant in London's Piccadilly. Don't forget a fat wallet or a decent credit on your card: a kilo of Almas costs $50,000, so draw your own conclusions about how much a simple sandwich will cost you.

KOBE MARBLE BEEF

Wagyu cows grazing in the Japanese prefecture of Hyogo, it is a sin to complain about the conditions of detention. They are well fed - the best grains and grass, they are given the best beers and they get a wonderful massage. All, of course, not for beautiful eyes, but for the prospect of turning into a delicacy called marbled beef. Cow massage is required to avoid stress (which has a bad effect on the quality of meat) and improper distribution of fat masses throughout the body. The result - 800 dollars per kilogram in the European and American markets. In Japan itself, kobe can be bought at half the price.

DAHUNPAO TEA

The trick is that the taste of the most expensive tea is almost unknown to anyone. Since 2006, there has been a ban on the collection of dahongpao, and the last batch (rather, a portion) was sold in 2005 for a fabulous $ 25,000. All that remains is our knowledge of the "scarlet robe" (as the word "dahongpao" is translated from Chinese). This highly fermented tea with a dense taste was made from the leaves of trees growing near the walls of the Chinese monastery Tianxin. Exactly six of these bushes grow there, and their age is 350 years. The annual collection was no more than half a kilo of tea, 20 grams were on free sale. The last harvest, harvested in 2006, those very precious 500 grams, became an exhibit of the Chinese National Museum. Now dahongpao can be seen - and no more.

WHITE TRUFFLE

Truffle is a rare, cunning and capricious mushroom: a little something spoils immediately. Truffle grows in a number of regions of Italy, France and Croatia, and even in Russia ("summer truffle" variety). Finding it is extremely difficult, and here specially trained human friends - dogs and pigs - come to the rescue: their phenomenal scent made it possible to detect a rare product underground at a distance of two tens of meters. The smaller the crop, the higher the price. For example, in 2012, the "catch" was modest, so 700 dollars per kilo of truffles, and the next year - only 500. There are striking exceptions: in December of the year before last, at an auction in New York, truffles of impressive size and weight - almost two kilograms - gone for 61,000.

The taste value and cult of truffles is best conveyed by the story about the composer Rossini. It is known that the author of The Barber of Seville sobbed only three times in his life: after the failure of one of his operas, after he first heard Paganini play, and after a turkey stuffed with truffles fell overboard during a picnic on the water.

DONKEY CHEESE

Donkeys are known to be mammals. And, accordingly, lactating. For the manufacture of donkey cheese, milk is taken from hundreds of donkeys living in one particular place - the region of the Zasavica River, in western Serbia. To show the world one kilogram of this product, producers spend 25 liters of milk. But it's worth it: at least experts call donkey cheese the most delicious in the world and do not skimp on compliments - they say, this cheese is nutty, sweet, and tomato-salty. It is compared with parmesan and leerdamer, claiming that a couple of pieces make your mouth go numb. Maybe it's numb, but rather from getting to know the price - $ 700 for 450 grams.

MELON YUBARI

Yubari, growing in Japan, is a cantaloupe melon, a synthesis of two varieties; it is also called spicy cantaloupe. Yubari appear and reach the desired condition in the greenhouses of the city of the same name, located on the island of Hokkaido. “Juicy”, “spicy”, “sweet”, experts say about it. Those who have had the good fortune to bite into this melon poetically describe their taste sensations as follows: "Cantaloupe on the front of the tongue, watermelon in the middle and pineapple after chewing and swallowing." All this is quite intriguing, especially if you know the price - in this sense, the intrigue is no less than the taste. Ordinary melons can be bought for a hundred dollars, but the very first in the crop, perfectly round, for 25,000. This is not a joke.

BLACK WATERMELON DENSUKE

Densuke is actually a dark green fruit. He, like the yubari melon, lives on the island of Hokkaido and nowhere else. There are no stripes, as on a simple watermelon, on densuke. But in terms of sweetness, he will give his ordinary colleague a hundred points ahead. And by weight too: densuke sometimes reach ten kilos! Black watermelons are a rare thing: no more than a hundred pieces can be harvested in one harvest. In native Japan, this is not just a delicacy, but a gift of the highest class, they are given to business partners, or, conversely, to the closest people. Some copies, if you're lucky, you can grab for $ 200, but that's if you're really very lucky. The maximum price, 6500, was offered for an 11-kilogram fruit at an auction in 2008. Interestingly, the buyer, who gave such money for densuke, remembered that watermelons, even black ones, are 90 percent water?

The Fruit Mold company presented a novelty - a collection of transparent plastic molds with which you can grow vegetables and fruits of an unusual shape. Although FM is declared as an agrotechnical company, it would be more correct to attribute it to the industry of children's toys, souvenirs and trinkets: the technology for growing objective fruits is absolutely simple and resembles a children's game of Easter cakes or molds: you just need to place the ovary of the future fruit in a figured container.

The coolest types of mold containers are already being offered, and in the future, using this technology, it will be possible to grow fruits and vegetables of almost any shape - as long as the imagination is enough.

Like most weird foods, this watermelon is native to Japan. There is a suspicion that this would not have taken root in our country - how would the sellers tap on its round sides?

Pear-Buddha

Hao Xianchang from China grows and sells pears in the form of Buddha figurines.

A separate "chip" is the production of original packaging for peaches, namely lace underwear for these fruits.

From unusual to expensive.

Every whim for your money!

Someone is indifferent to collectible cars, someone is indifferent to the name of a fashion designer, and someone is scornful of famous Hollywood action movies with shots and explosions, and this is normal. But everyone likes good and tasty food. Everyone loves delicious gourmet food! But there must be diversity in life, and in culinary preferences too. Customers always want to try something new, unusual. To maintain interest, the chefs of elite restaurants go to the use of rare ingredients. They are very expensive, but at least you can afford to talk about them in the review.

Who likes what kind of food is already subjective, but the fact is absolutely accurate that if anyone is offered to choose between good, high-quality food and fast food, he will prefer the first option. Taste preferences influence people's choices. But if someone prefers, for example, Indian cuisine, then he will continue to love it until one of the restaurants spoils the taste of the dish.

Of course, everyone has heard about saffron more than once. It is an Indian spice that is recognized as one of the best in the world. Saffron is grown and harvested in many parts of the world, but its rarity is due to the small amount of material collected and the difficulties associated with it. In order to harvest 450 grams of saffron costing from 500 to 5000 dollars, depending on the quality, it is necessary to grow from 50 to 75 thousand flowers - a field the size of a football field. Therefore, if the restaurant served a dish with the addition of saffron, you should definitely try it.

I wonder how many people are willing to pay $6,000 for one watermelon? Of course not, but if someone can afford it, then you should definitely buy this delicious juicy watermelon. Densuke is easily recognizable by its appearance - a strong dark green or even black peel without stripes. It doesn't even look like a regular watermelon. It grows only on the Japanese island of Hokkaido in the amount of 65 pieces per year, so the list of those who can taste watermelon is very small.

The Japanese have a talent for growing rare fruits. Yubari melon looks like a cantaloupe, but it tastes completely different. It is absolutely round in shape, much sweeter thanks to the soil fertilized with volcanic ash. Melon is not as expensive as Densuke watermelon and can be purchased for $150 each. It is grown on the island of Hokkaido, in Yubari.

Matsutake mushrooms grow in China, and in Canada, and in Finland, and in the USA, and in Sweden, but for the first time in cooking they were introduced in Japan, where they also grow. Their taste is meaty and spicy, and the texture is similar to portobello. These are very popular mushrooms in Japanese cuisine but are difficult to grow. They are imported to Japan from other countries at a price of $90 per kilogram, local ones are even more expensive - $2,000.

Kniesschildt chocolate is not quite the usual delicacy that everyone is used to. Chocolatier Fritz Kniesschildt used dark chocolate and black truffles, rare mushrooms, to create this delicacy. In the center of the dessert is a truffle covered in a thick ball of dark chocolate. The dessert first appeared in the USA, where the author moved in 1996. The hand-cooked delicacy costs $2,600 - a gourmet dish.

Anyone who has ever heard of or tasted steak knows about kobe meat. Cows from Kobe Prefecture in Japan are specially bred for this variety. All the time Wagyu cows are under control, special care and feeding. Their menu includes the most juicy and selected grass in various combinations and even beer. Every day the cows have a massage session - all this for tender and tasty meat. The delicacy costs $770 per kilo.

Delicious and expensive food has always been associated with black and red caviar. Almas is the gold standard for any caviar. It is obtained from the Iranian beluga fish, which existed even in the period of the dinosaurs. Since the extraction of caviar is hampered by the product's maturation period of 20 years, for 450 grams you need to pay from 8,400 to 15,500 dollars, depending on the quality. You can buy Iranian caviar in London at The Caviar House and Punier. If you suddenly want to try caviar and there is enough money on your account, you need to call right now, since you can receive an order only after 4 years.

Like its brother, the black truffle, the white one is a rare mushroom. It grows naturally in Italy, France and Croatia, but can sometimes be found elsewhere. The mushroom is almost impossible to grow in the conditions of the economy, it can only be collected in areas of natural habitat, therefore it is considered rare. For 450 grams, you will have to pay from 10360 to 4200 dollars. A truffle weighing 1.5 kilograms at the auction could be purchased for $ 330,000.

This Chinese dish is considered rare all over the world. Known as "Caviar of the East", the dish first appeared 400 years ago. Soup is made from nests of swifts. Getting the ingredients for it is quite difficult, as birds build nests high in inaccessible places. The nests are made of clay and saliva. All this goes into the soup. For 450 grams you will have to pay from 910 to 4,535 dollars.

This dish does not use any ingredients other than edible gold. People love the yellow metal so much that they have found a way to even eat it. The dish itself is unremarkable: only shine and no taste. Some people eat it as a status symbol. Gold is also added to drinks and as decoration for other dishes. For a kilogram of edible gold, you will have to pay from 33,000 to 110,000 dollars per kilogram.
Fans of experimenting can do without such huge spending on food, it’s enough to order for lunch