The most expensive fruits and vegetables. Cheese, bread, chocolate - products familiar to us since childhood
The most expensive berry in the world is the Densuke watermelon, which comes from Japan. This giant black Japanese fruit weighing 8 kilograms was auctioned in northern Japan for $6,100 or 650,000 yen. With such a record price, it has become the most expensive watermelon ever sold in the country, and probably in the whole world.
incomparable durian
Durian is called the Asian "king of fruits". It has a pervasive, heavy smell, similar to the smell of rotten meat. The Thais recognized it as the most delicious and delicious fruit, and for the Europeans, its “aroma” discourages any appetite. Durian has a unique combination of smell and taste. The usual sweet and sour taste of durian is combined with a nauseating smell, which is why durian is forbidden to be exported.
fruit of the cupuaçu tree
There are not many food products on earth that have caused an interstate scandal. The fruit of the cupuaçu tree is just such a fruit. It is the most expensive fruit in Latin America.
Here is how it was. A rare plant grew in the Brazilian jungle, the fruits of which the natives ate with pleasure. By some miracle, the local delicacy came to the Japanese, distinguished by their enterprise.
La bonnotte potatoes
The price of a potato can be a fortune if it's La bonnotte French potatoes fertilized with seaweed. One kilogram of this sea potato, which grows on the western coast of France, on the island of Noirmoutier, sells for about five hundred euros. Local farmers affectionately call this fruit "La bonnotte". It has a slightly salty marine taste with a subtle lemon aroma.
The divine tubers of this potato are so delicate that they are harvested by hand, as only human hands cannot damage them.
Rambutan
Rambutan is considered a Malaysian fruit. Its name comes from the Malaysian word for "hair". Rambutans began to grow several centuries ago in some countries of South Asia. For example, in Sri Lanka. Ripe rambutan has fruits that reach a diameter of four to five centimeters. They look like lychees.
This fruit grows on trees in large clusters.
Everyone loves to sink their teeth into a juicy peach or crunch on an apple. But spending a fortune on them?
Melon Yubari
Melon "yubari" is grown in greenhouses on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, covering from the sun with special "hats". It is a very sweet, perfectly round melon with a skin that resembles cracks in ancient Japanese porcelain.
On average, a yubari costs about $300, but the two most expensive ones were auctioned for $27,000.
Black Watermelon Densuke
This watermelon, which has a "special type of sweetness", grows only on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Its peel is dark green, almost black, without stripes and spots, which is why it is called black watermelon. Densuke is sold in special black boxes to enhance its color. The Japanese consider such watermelons a valuable gift.
An average Densuke watermelon costs $250, but the largest one was auctioned for $6,100.
Grape Ruby Roman
This red grape, bred by Japanese breeders, is the most expensive in the world. Each of the berries is the size of a ping-pong ball, and they taste unusually sweet - they contain 18% sugar.
Grapes cost about $65 per branch, but in 2016 a 700-gram bunch was auctioned for $10,900.
Sun Egg Mango
Mangoes of this variety weigh at least 350 grams and have increased sweetness. A pair of these mangoes were auctioned off in Japan for $3,000.
square watermelon
These watermelons were created by farmers on the Japanese island of Shikoku. To give shape, they are placed in special containers-cubes. It is very difficult to care for such watermelons, and, having reached the desired shape, they do not have time to ripen. Therefore, square watermelons are bought mainly for decorative purposes - for example, to decorate shop windows. They cost from $200 to $800.
Fruit Boutique Strawberries
It looks like a normal strawberry. But these berries are selected from hundreds of others according to the principle of ideal shape. They are sold in the luxurious fruit parlor Sembikiya in Tokyo. They cost $69 for a pack of 12.
Sekai Ichi Apples
These apples are the pride of Japanese breeders. They can reach a weight of 2 kilograms! The gardens in which they are grown are pollinated by hand using special sticks. The Japanese consider these apples a great delicacy and eat them mainly on holidays. Each of the apples costs $21.
Dekopon
Dekopon (Dekopon, or Sumo Fruit) is a hybrid of mandarin and orange, which is also bred in Japan. They say that this is the most delicious citrus in the world - sweet, with a slight sourness, with the thinnest partitions between the slices, it is larger and juicier than other citrus fruits. One dekopon costs $13.
Pears in the shape of Buddha
Pears in the form of little Buddhas and babies were invented by Chinese farmers. They fix transparent plastic molds on the fruits, and when ripe, the pears take on the appearance of a small sculpture. The legend that justifies the high price of each pear - $ 9, says that these fruits give immortality.
Banana Gokusen
Each such banana is packed in a separate box and has a serial number. Gokusen bananas grow in an ecologically clean region of the Philippines at an altitude of 500 meters above sea level. They are bred from 100 varieties and are one third sweeter, more aromatic and more tender than ordinary bananas. One of these weighs exactly 200 grams and costs $ 6. Bananas are sold in strictly limited quantities.
There are a lot of delicacies on our planet, the existence of which many, perhaps, have never even heard of. And they are outrageously expensive. Such products are not always affordable even for a rich person. Unless, of course, he is a millionaire or some celebrity with a fabulous income.
However, there is a demand for everything, and some people are willing to pay, say, 500 euros for a pound of potatoes. Yes, the hair on the head stands on end from the announced amount. How, why, why? What's wrong with our potatoes?
All these questions have answers. So, I present to your attention the ten most expensive dishes in the world.
white trufflewhite truffle
The most valuable species are French black (Périgord) and white Piedmont, which grow in Italy, France and Romania. However, the most expensive was the white truffle, which has a unique taste, incomparable aroma and in a section resembling a piece of marble. These mushrooms grow underground, at a depth of about 9-10 cm, and only sometimes they can protrude quite a bit. That is why they are so hard to find. Here, specially trained dogs come to the aid of a person. They pick up the truffle aroma, “take a trail”, and then dig holes in the place where they smell the mushroom. True, sometimes pigs, which also have a subtle sense of smell, exercise in search of this exquisite and not accessible product. Interestingly, truffles should never be cooked, but should only be eaten raw. Otherwise, mushrooms will lose their famous taste and aroma. As for prices, it is difficult to give exact figures. The fact is that the price per kilogram of the delicacy is constantly changing, since almost every large mushroom is sold at auction, which is held annually in Italy at the truffle festival. It was in the Italian San Miniato that the world's largest mushroom weighing 2.5 kg was found. And in 2007, a 750-gram white truffle was sold to three Hong Kong magnates for $209,000. You can say now the cost of one kilo of white truffle is on average about 2 thousand euros.
Cheese
Moose cheese
The world's most expensive cheese was created from sheep's milk and auctioned off during an annual competition in northern Spain for 6.3 thousand euros per pound. This event has become truly unique, because previously the best varieties of cheese were sold at a price that did not even reach 100 euros (50-80 euros per kilo). However, in addition to the above, the list of record holders can also include very expensive moose cheese, produced in only one place - on the Moose House farm in Sweden. Moose milk is used for its production. You can milk a moose cow only at certain times of the year, and in time this process takes about 3 hours.
Saffron
Saffron
And here is the most expensive spice in the world - saffron, which is considered to be the birthplace of India. To obtain the spice, the stamens of purple crocus flowers are used, each of which has only three of them. Therefore, a lot of effort and time is spent on obtaining saffron. Saffron is called the king. The spice has a strong aroma, bitter-spicy taste and amazing medicinal properties. In finished form, it is a fragile dried threads of dark red, brown and light yellow. Moreover, the highest quality is considered to be the one where there is less admixture of light yellow stamens. A very important point to consider when using saffron is its correct dosage. The fact is that in large quantities it is poisonous to humans. So, taken at a time, 0.5 grams of saffron have an unpleasant narcotic effect on the body and can lead to poisoning. As for cooking, in some countries this spice is even put into tea and coffee. They tint it with butter, cheeses (saffron gives the dish a pleasant golden hue), flavor liqueurs and soft drinks, add to pilaf and oriental pastries. And there are special dishes that simply cannot be imagined without this spice - Marseille bouillabaisse soup, Valencian paella and Milanese risotto. For 1 kg of saffron, you will have to pay about 6 thousand dollars.
Iranian caviar
Iranian caviar "Almas"
The most expensive caviar in the world comes from Iran. This is Almas. By the way, caviar has always been considered a symbol of well-being and has never been distinguished by low prices. Be it black, white or red. But it was Almas that was awarded the palm. It has an incomparable nutty flavor and a pleasant shade that varies from light gray to almost white, with a dark golden sheen. Her albino beluga is tossing, and not younger than 80 years old! And the older this fish becomes, the more tender, tastier and lighter its caviar is. And that means more expensive. Add to everything that "Almas" is packaged in jars of pure gold! It becomes clear why the price for 100 g of such caviar is about 2 thousand dollars.
Potato
Potato "La Bonnotte"
The presence of light on the list of the most expensive products is a bit surprising. It would seem, what could be more affordable? After all, we can easily grow this vegetable even in our own garden, spending only on the purchase of a simple "seedling". However, there is a kind of potato that is not “too tough” for everyone. This is a delicacy "La Bonnotte". Its difference is the place of growth, the French island of Nurmoitier in the Atlantic Ocean. As well as the cultivation process: potato fields are fertilized only with seaweed according to a technology that has been passed down from generation to generation. And, of course, the laborious process of planting and harvesting, carried out exclusively by hand. Tubers "La Bonnotte" have a surprisingly delicate taste with a salty sea flavor and rather big cost - about 500 euro kg.
Dry-cured pork ham
Jamon Iberico
In order to taste the best and most expensive pork ham - Iberico jamon, you should go to Spain. More precisely, to its southwestern part, to the Extremadura region. It is there that black pigs of the Iberian breed graze, which are fed exclusively on acorns and for which huge pastures have been set aside. Ham gives any dish with a rich and unique nutty flavor, it is used in cooking, main dishes, and even. One of the desserts can be tasted in Spain: creamy ice cream is served with a spoonful of flower honey and Iberico jamon chips. Prices for a kilo of dry-cured jamon fluctuate around 365 euros.
Argan oil
Argan oil
Argan oil is the most expensive, rare and valuable in the world. It is obtained by cold pressing the fruits of the argan tree (reminiscent of olives), which grows in the semi-deserts of Morocco. Argan oil is widely used not only in cooking, but also in medicine and cosmetics. It has a golden yellow color, has beneficial properties, a high content of beauty and youth vitamin E (74%), an unobtrusive smell with hints of nuts and spices, and tastes a bit like pumpkin seed, but with a more piquant aftertaste. With the help of argan oil, you can give a pleasant aroma to hot dishes, a rich and rich taste to salads, and also use it for frying (it has a high combustion temperature). It takes 30 kg of fruits to produce 1 liter of oil, which is why it is so expensive: 100 ml will cost 250 euros.
Most of the inhabitants of Russia and Europe will no longer see bananas, pineapples and coconuts, as well as kiwi, avocados, mangoes. But still, not everyone is familiar with the look, smell and taste of fruits that are not exported from places of growth on a large scale.
Sugar apple (Annona scaly) This fruit is native to tropical America but is also grown in Pakistan, India and the Philippines.
The fruits are somewhat similar to a pine cone, their diameter is about 10 cm. The fruit, which has a light taste of custard, has white pulp inside and a small amount of seeds.
Mamea americana (American apricot) An evergreen tree native to South America, artificially planted in other regions of the world, including West Africa and Southeast Asia.
The berries, which are about 20 cm in diameter, have a thick outer skin and soft orange flesh inside - sweet and fragrant. In the center of the fruit there are up to 4 large grains.
Cherimoya (cream apple) Cherimoya is a deciduous plant native to the high mountainous regions of South America. The fruit of the tree has a rounded shape with 3 types of surface (lumpy, smooth or mixed).
The pulp of the fruit is creamy, very fragrant, white and juicy. The taste of the fruit is said to be similar to a combination of banana, passion fruit, papaya and pineapple. Mark Twain said in 1866, "Cherimoya is the most delicious fruit known."
Platonia wonderful Platonia is a large tree (reaches a height of up to 40 meters), growing in the rainforests of Brazil and Paraguay.
The fruit grows to the size of an orange, and when pressed, a yellow liquid oozes out. Inside the fruit there is a white pulp, enveloping several black seeds, which has a pleasant sweet and sour taste.
Cocoon Another tropical fruit that can be found in the mountainous regions of South America, grows on small shrubs, and grows very quickly: in 9 months, fruits can be obtained from seeds, and after 2 months they will finally ripen.
The fruits are very similar to berries, and come in red, orange and yellow colors. Outwardly, they are very similar to tomatoes, but the taste is a cross between a tomato and a lemon.
Breadfruit Breadfruit belongs to the mulberry family and is native to the Philippines and the islands of Southeast Asia. The fruit tastes like a banana and can be eaten raw when fully ripe.
The ripe fruit is soft and sweet, the unripe fruit is dense and starchy, but it got its name from the fact that, when cooked unripe, it tastes very much like freshly baked bread.
Langsat Langsat or dooku are two very similar fruits found throughout Asia. They come from the same family, almost the same in appearance and taste, with only one difference.
The peel of langsat contains a latex substance, which is not poisonous, but because of it it is difficult to remove it, while the peel of dooku is easily separated. Inside the very sweet fruit, there are 5 segments, some of which contain several bitter seeds.
Dacryodes edible (African pear) Evergreen tree grows in the tropical rainforests of Africa, northern Nigeria and southern Angola. The fruits, which vary in color from dark blue to purple, are oblong in shape.
These fatty fruits have been claimed to end hunger in Africa as they are 48% essential fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins and triglycerides.
It was calculated that from one hectare planted with these trees, 7-8 tons of oil can be obtained, while all parts of the plant can be used.
Jaboticaba (Brazilian Grape Tree) This very strange plant is native to the southeastern part of Brazil. The strangeness of the tree lies in the way fruits grow on it.
Initially, yellowish-white flowers appear on the entire trunk and large branches, then the flowers turn into fruits that are 3–4 cm in diameter.
The inside of the purple, round shaped fruit contains soft, gelatinous flesh with 1-4 black seeds. The fruit is very sweet, it can be eaten just like that, however, it is most often used to make wine or liquor.
Rambutan A strange-looking fruit that looks like a fluffy strawberry. Its homeland is Southeast Asia, but it is also widely distributed in other regions, especially in Costa Rica, where it is called the "Chinese sucker"
Fruits, 3-6 cm in diameter, have an oval shape. The flesh is a bit tough but easily peels off the skin, and rambutan tastes sweet and sour.
Noni This fruit is known by many names, including large moringa, Indian mulberry, etc., its homeland is throughout Southeast Asia and Australia, and it is widely cultivated in the tropics.
The tree bears fruit all year round, but as a rule, when the fruits ripen, the fruits have a very pungent odor. They can be eaten cooked or raw with salt.
Despite the smell, the fruit is high in fiber, vitamins, protein, iron, and calcium, and is a staple food in many Pacific countries.
Marula A deciduous tree native to Africa today, as its fruits are an important food source for the Bantu peoples, and the trees appeared throughout their migration route.
The green fruit ripens and turns yellow, and the white flesh inside is very juicy and has a pleasant aroma. After falling from the tree, the fruits begin to ferment almost immediately.
Cloudberry A source of vitamin C, which is 3 times more in berries than in oranges, grows in the middle zone of the European part of Russia, Siberia, the Far East, Belarus and the western coast of North America.
The fruit is similar to a raspberry, however, its color is more orange. They are very sweet, they are eaten both raw and processed into juice, wine, sweets and jams.
Salaka (snake fruit) Native to Indonesia, the fruit grows in clusters and gets its nickname from its reddish-brown, scaly skin that peels off easily.
Inside are 3 white sweet "segments", each containing small black inedible seeds. Fruits have a sweet and sour taste, similar in texture to apples.
Bail (stone apple) Bail, a smooth fruit with a woody skin that can be colored yellow, green or gray, is native to India but can be found throughout Southeast Asia.
The tough outer skin is so hard that the fruit can only be reached with a hammer. Inside is a yellow pulp with a few hairy seeds that can be eaten fresh or dried.
Ripe fruits are often used to make a drink called sharbat, which also includes water, sugar and lime juice with pulp. Only one large piece of fruit is needed to make 6 liters of sharbat.
Chrysophyllum (star apple) This fruit is native to the lowlands of Central America and Western India. The underside of the leaves of this evergreen tree shines with a golden color, and the white or lilac flowers are sweetly scented.
The most expensive food in the world is the white truffle. Photo: AFP
Cheese, bread, chocolate are products familiar to us since childhood. Despite ever-increasing prices, anyone can afford to buy a loaf of freshly baked bread with a crispy crust or a bar of their favorite chocolate. A cup of invigorating coffee in the early morning has become a tradition for many. And rarely, who can resist fried potatoes with fragrant mushrooms.
Luckily, many of our favorite products are available. But there are some that we can only dream of.
We bring to your attention the TOP 10 familiar and at the same time the most expensive products.
1 Most Expensive Food: Cheese
The most expensive cheese is made on the Swiss farm Moose House, 650 km from Stockholm.
most expensive cheese Here, from May to September, they produce cheese from elk milk. Only 300 kg of this delicacy product is produced per year, and its cost reaches $1,000 per kilogram.
Do not flatter yourself - even for this money you are unlikely to be able to purchase it. Cheese is sold exclusively at auction, and you can taste it only in expensive European restaurants.
2 Most Expensive Products: Tea
Chinese tea "Da Hong Pao" - "Big Red Robe" is considered the most expensive tea in the world.
most expensive tea It can only be purchased at auction, where the price can reach $700,000 per kilogram.
This tea has been famous since the reign of the Qing Dynasty; it grows in China only in one place in the province of Fujian near the Tianxin monastery. Experts suggest that the age of the bushes of this tea is more than 350 years.
3 Most Expensive Products: Coffee
Kopi Luwak is the number one priced coffee in the world.
most expensive coffee The price for 1 kilogram can reach $600. Connoisseurs call it "the drink of real kings." It has a taste of dark chocolate and a delicate aftertaste of caramel, including a little vanilla flavor.
The recipe for making coffee, although simple, is quite exotic, which just affects its cost. Coffee is made, or rather obtained, from animal droppings. These animals are Chinese badgers or musangs.
These predatory mammals feed on coffee fruits, and they choose the most ripe and largest berries, collecting them both from trees and on the ground. Coffee beans, while in the body of an animal, are processed by gastric juice and civet. After that, the excrement that came out of the animal is collected by a person.
Fruits that did not have time to be digested are selected, cleaned, repeatedly washed and dried. Dried grains are lightly roasted at a certain temperature. The exact recipe for cooking and processing is unknown, the producers keep it a secret.
4 Most Expensive Foods: Mushrooms
The white truffle was and remains the most expensive mushroom in the world.
most expensive mushroom It is rarer and more valuable than its closest relative, the black truffle. And the price per kilogram of such a delicacy reaches 7.5 thousand euros.
It is difficult to name the exact price, since usually the mushroom is sold at auction. The white truffle grows underground only in Italy, and the harvesting season lasts only two months a year. Outwardly, it resembles Jerusalem artichoke, has a brown peel and light flesh with red streaks.
Compared to dark truffles, the aroma of white truffles is more pronounced. Both culinary specialists and gourmets are unanimous in their opinion - not a single product can be compared in taste with the “white diamond”.
5 Most Expensive Products: Caviar
The most expensive caviar in the world is not red, and not even black. The caviar of the albino beluga living in the Caspian Sea is valued all over the world, it has a white or slightly golden hue and taste of hazelnut.
The most expensive caviar This fish spawns only once every 100 years and during this time reaches a weight of more than a ton. The older the fish, the higher the cost of its caviar.
The Iranian company Almas is engaged in the extraction and production of caviar. Caviar is packaged in tiny 100-gram jars of pure gold, each of which costs $2.5 thousand.
This delicacy tends to spoil quickly, so it must be eaten as soon as possible.
6 Most Expensive Foods: Spices
Although saffron grows on almost all continents, it was and remains the most expensive spice.
The most expensive spice is saffron The high cost of saffron is due to the complexity of its collection. Saffron flowers are harvested by hand on the first day of flowering and only at dawn.
Saffron lowers blood pressure, helps with vascular diseases, regulates lipid (fat) metabolism, increases the body's resistance to stress. This spice will be useful in the initial stages of coronary heart disease and angina pectoris, with atherosclerosis and hypertension.
The cheapest saffron on the world market is Iranian ($460-470 per kilogram). The price of Greek and Indian comes to $790, but it is stored the longest. More expensive and with the strongest flavor is Italian saffron. But the most expensive, best and highly valued saffron in the world is Spanish. It has the most exquisite aroma and 1 gram of this spice costs more than a gram of gold.
7 Most Expensive Foods: Fish
Bluefin tuna is considered to be the most expensive fish. One kilogram of sea delicacy reaches $1,500 in price.
most expensive fish In 2013, at an auction in the city of Tsukiji (Japan), a kind of record was set - a 222-kilogram tuna was sold for 155.4 million yen (about $ 1.8 million).
Bluefin tuna is an endangered species, so the volume of its catch is decreasing every year, which leads to an increase in the cost of the product.
8 Most Expensive Foods: Potatoes
La Bonnotte potatoes are the most expensive variety on the planet. It is grown on the island of Noirmoutier, in northern France.
most expensive potato Indeed, this potato will never become a “second bread”. Its price per kilogram reaches 650 euros.
The fruits are sweet in taste, have a lemon aroma and a nutty flavor. Perhaps this is due to the special way of growing and fertilizing seaweed.
This variety can only be planted and harvested by hand. The fruits are small and round with dense and tender pulp, they are stored for only a few days. The peel of a potato is a source of vitamins, so it does not need to be peeled.
La Bonnotte is an exclusive delicacy and chefs around the world wait every year to have this potato in their kitchen.
9 Most Expensive Foods: Bread
In London, in Harrods department store, you will find the most expensive bread on our planet, which is called Roquefort and Almond Sourdough Bread.
most expensive bread The recipe is kept in the strictest confidence. It is only known that only the best class A flour is used for making bread, the grain for which is grown in the fields of the British county of Wiltshire, selected almonds and high-quality French Roquefort cheese.
Those who have tried this miracle of baking skill at least once recommend not to regret and purchase a loaf for just some $24.5.
10 Most Expensive Food: Chocolate
most expensive chocolate The company has been on the market for more than a hundred years, and the demand for its products continues to grow.
Chocopologie by Knipschildt chocolate is a welcome treat on the White House table. Do not mind pampering yourself with the most expensive chocolate in the world and the English queen. And it costs $2600 per pound (453g).
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