Bread, eggs, milk - basic products that we once would not hesitate twice to put in our shopping basket, are becoming more and more expensive and causing us stomachaches and holes in our wallet.
So while the day is approaching when we will have to take out a loan to eat an omelet in bread or start the morning with a cup of coffee with milk, while one crazy TikTok trend that has taken over our lives (Rolaps, of course) brings thousands to spend hundreds of shekels on a simple candy, the world buys fruit for thousands of dollars and there are those who are willing to pay huge sums worth of luxury estate to savor a dessert of strawberries and ice cream. You will be amazed to know the most expensive foods in the world.
Matsutaka mushroom
2000 - $ 4000 per kilo
The price of the fungus with the name of toothbreaker (it is also known as the "pine mushroom" because it grows at the base of the pine tree near its roots). It sometimes ranges from $1000,2000 to $<>,<> for just half a kilogram. This mushroom is considered the most expensive after the truffle. It can be found in East and Southeast Asia, Northern Europe and North America. It is also considered a high-protein food and has a strong aroma and taste. In Japan (where it grows under the red pine tree) it is considered the most prestigious and is sold for extremely high sums.
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Kofi Luak
$600 per kilo
Isn't it true that sometimes you are told: "If you like it, eat or drink, but don't ask where it came from"? So this coffee, which originated in Indonesia, fits exactly that statement. Its price can skyrocket and reach up to $300 for half a kilogram, but what is really interesting in its context is its origin and processing process. By the time it reaches your taste buds, the cherry-like coffee beans are gnawed and swallowed by civet. The components of the fruit are broken down in the civet's digestive system and the beans eventually come out in its feces. They are then collected by the growers and then, of course, undergo a process of thorough cleaning and washing, after which they are roasted into coffee that is sold, as mentioned, for large sums.
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Chocolate Fishing Dessert
$14,300 for dessert
Chocolate is a love and even an addiction for some people. But would you be willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars for a sweet bite? If the answer to this question is yes, direct your Waze to Porters Resort & Spa in Sri Lanka, where you can indulge in an affordable dessert of $14,300. The dessert, a fisherman-shaped chocolate statuette, comes with a golden candied flower decoration flown from Italy. Along with it in the corrupt bite you will find a complex of flavors consisting of mango, pomegranate compote, liquid sugar and Dom Pérignon wine. Do you think this is where exaggeration ends? So no, because in conclusion and just so that the bite justifies the price, you will also discover in the dish an 80 carat Aquamarine stone.
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Apple Sky Ichi
$21 each
It's an apple, but let's just say it's not the simple red apple that made Snow White a celebrity. The Sakai Ichi apple (which means number one in the world in Japanese) is a cross between the Red Deliches variety and Golden Delicious, and is considered the heaviest apple in the world. Its weight is 1 kg per unit. As befits a noble apple, the picking of these apples is especially meticulous and delicate. They are packaged one by one to ensure that no harm will happen to them until they reach the happy buyer who purchased them, dusted by hand, and washed down with honey. The price, in case you were wondering, is about $21 for one apple.
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Roman Ruby Grapes
Between $90,12 and $<>,<> per cluster
A particularly prestigious variety of grapes, which Elijah the prophet would probably approve of as well. These privileged grapes (also considered to have the virtue of good luck) are grown in Ishiwaka Prefecture in northwestern Japan. To qualify for the Ruby Roman grape, the grape must have at least 18% sugar, weigh at least 20 grams and have a low pH. Each such grape, in case you were wondering, is the size of a ping pong ball. And the price? Will make your head spin. In 2020, a cluster of grapes sold at auction for more than $12,90. In stores, the price of a cluster usually ranges from $140 to $<>.
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Arnault strawberry and vanilla ice cream
$9 million for dessert
On the surface, this is a dessert that looks completely standard - some strawberries and a schlichte of vanilla ice cream. But this simple dessert, which comes with a price tag of about $9 at Arnault Restaurant in Louisiana, underwent a prestigious upgrade for Valentine's Day in 2016. How prestigious? Its price tag is estimated at $9 million. So what is it there that raises the price so crazy? Well, the dessert consists of one ball of vanilla ice cream, placed on top of select Louisiana strawberries soaked in luxury wine, sprinkled with awe: cinnamon, cloves, sugar and slices of orange and lime. For decoration: whipped cream, extra strawberry and a touch of mint. But that's not all, of course. Alongside the ice cream, excited diners are served a luxurious diamond ring of about 10 carats, a golden spoon for each corrupt bite, and all this accompanied by a luxurious glass of wine from a crystal set worth an estimated $24,850 and to the sounds of a jazz ensemble.
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Yuvary King Hotel
$45,000 for two units
This hotel originated in the town of Yubari in Japan and has roots in 19th century Japan. The sweet-tasting hotel (grown in soils saturated with volcanic ash) is considered prestigious and sells for between $50 and $200. In auctions, the price soars to several thousand dollars (in 2019, a pair of such melons sold for $45000,<>).
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Le Bonnot
500 euros per kilo
Despite the somewhat operatic name, it is a potato, but not just another cute potato, but one that is considered the most expensive in the world (and was even declared one of the five most expensive vegetables in the world). Its price tag can reach as much as 500 euros per kilogram. This variety of potatoes grows only on the French island of Nuarmtea, which is characterized by unique climatic and soil conditions. As befits the king of apples, Le Bonnot requires special growing conditions. They include soil at a precise salinity level fertilized with special algae that grows only in this region of the Atlantic. It is so delicate that it can only be picked manually (and even then, one by one, and only for a specific week of the year). This is because uprooting from the bush will lead to the cutting off of the stems, which can eventually lead to the destruction of the tuber on which the species grows. Its flavor is defined as a combination of salty and lemony with notes of walnuts and chestnuts that comes from the iodine in the algae.
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White truffle mushroom
$11 per gram
The white truffle species, a member of the mushroom family, grows almost exclusively in the forests of northern Italy between September and December. The price of white truffles ranges from $7 to $11 per gram, but can also go up to $90 or more for a standard 8-gram serving. In 2021, Italian Michelin chef Umberto Bumbena purchased 830 grams of white Italian truffles for no less than 103,000 euros, which is more than 419,<> shekels.
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