No matter who you are, you’ve probably spent a fair bit of time daydreaming about what you’d do if you were to stumble into a huge quantity of money. Most of us will envision buying a fancy house, taking a dream vacation, or purchasing a flashy sports car – but have you considered what you’d eat if money were no object?
We take a look at some of the priciest and most exclusive foods on the planet, specifically for those few who can afford to have their Swarovski-encrusted-cake and eat it too!
World’s most expensive pie (of the savoury variety) – Fence Gate Inn, in Burnley, Lancashire, UK
At around $1,800 a slice, even the ultrarich will think twice about making this a regular meal! What makes this particular meat pie so pricey are ingredients like…
- Two bottles of vintage 1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild wine
- Almost $900 worth of Wagyu beef fillet (an exceptionally tender beef sourced all the way from Kobe in Japan)
- Winter black truffles
- Chinese matsutake and French bluefoot mushrooms
Oh yeah, and then they cover the crust in edible gold leaf.
World’s most expensive chocolate – Wispa Golden Bar
While this particular Wispa bar might hold the Guinness Book Of Records title for the world’s most expensive chocolate at just under $1700, you’ll have to content yourself with just looking at it. That’s because it’s on display at Cadbury World’s museum in Birmingham in the UK.
World’s most expensive alcohol – Billionaire Vodka
If you’ve got a penchant for martinis and happen to have a spare $3.7 million lying around, then why not treat yourself to this vodka by Leon Verres? Billionaire Vodka is distilled using an ancient Russian recipe, which apparently calls for the water used to be passed over real diamonds.
World’s most expensive caviar – White Gold / Strottarga Bianco
Made from the roe of the rare Caspian Sea albino sturgeon, which is dried and then sprinkled with 22 carat gold leaf, a small tub of this uber exclusive caviar will set you back a whopping $114,000. Not only are the fish that produce these eggs rare, it takes about 10 years before a fish is ready for ‘harvesting’.
World’s most expensive pizza – Louis XIII, Salerno, Italy
Speaking of caviar, how about three different types on a pizza? Oh yes, and add on some Norwegian lobster, seven different varieties of cheese, sprinkle with Murray River pink salt, and make sure the organic Arabian flour base is allowed to rest for 72 hours before baking. What have you got? A $12,000 pizza is what! The exclusive Louis XIII is designed by Italian master pizza maker, Renato Viola.
World’s most expensive cake – Debbie Wingham creation
Studded with more than 4,000 diamonds and with a value of $75 million, this cake by former fashion designer Debbie Wingham took more than 1,000 hours to make and weighed in at 450kg! Not content with just this title, Debbie also holds the record for the most expensive dress ever made.
World’s most expensive… watermelon???
If you’re looking for something a little healthier to refresh your palate, you can’t go wrong with watermelon. As long as it’s the rare Densuke black watermelon only grown on the island of Hokkaido in Japan -which go for over $6,000 each- of course.
World’s most expensive tea – Da-Hong Pao Tea
Officially declared a national treasure by the Chinese government, this tea is harvested in a top-secret process, and is most frequently used as a gift for visiting dignitaries. And at $1.2 million per kilogram, it’s also the priciest tea on the planet.
World’s most expensive cheese – Pule donkey cheese from Serbia
Unlike many of the items on this list, this cheese actually has an almost justifiably high price tag. There’s a rather good reason we don’t use donkeys for milk on a large scale, as one donkey mare only produces around 200ml of milk a day. Considering it then takes about 25 litres of milk to produce just one kilogram of Pule cheese, that $600 per pound price tag might not actually be so bad.
World’s most expensive beer – Antarctic Ale
And finally, you really don’t need to feel any shame at all when splashing out on the world’s most expensive beer, as 100% of the profits go to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Made by Perth-based Nail Brewing, only 30 bottles of Antarctic Nail Ale were produced using water from an Antarctic iceberg! The first bottle sold at auction for $800, and the second for $1,850.
Whether you’re in the mood for a decadent dessert, a lavish lunch, or just a little opulence, you can be sure the exotic and exclusive gourmet delight for you is out there waiting!
