The 9 Most Expensive Junk Foods
Found at Serendipity 3 in Manhattan, “Le Burger Extravagant” isn’t your typical hamburger. The bun—a campagna roll – is dusted with gold specs, spread with white truffle butter, and topped with blini, crème fraiche and caviar from Quzhou, China. Insi
Found at Serendipity 3 in Manhattan, “Le Burger Extravagant” isn’t your typical hamburger. The bun—a campagna roll – is dusted with gold specs, spread with white truffle butter, and topped with blini, crème fraiche and caviar from Quzhou, China. Inside the bun, you’ll find Japanese Wagyu beef that’s infused with 10-herb white truffle butter and topped with black truffles, fried quail egg, and James Montgomery cheddar cheese from England that’s been cave-aged for 18 months. Oh, and it’s all held together by a solid-gold, diamond-encrusted toothpick – to pick those gold specs out of your teeth.
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The country’s most expensive pizza can be found at Nino’s Bellissima Pizza in Manhattan. A mere 12 inches in diameter, it’s topped with crème fraiche, Maine lobster tail, $820 worth of caviar (six different kinds, including Beluga and a Black Russian
The country’s most expensive pizza can be found at Nino’s Bellissima Pizza in Manhattan. A mere 12 inches in diameter, it’s topped with crème fraiche, Maine lobster tail, $820 worth of caviar (six different kinds, including Beluga and a Black Russian Royal Sevruga), chives and wasabi paste. Just a small one-eighth slice will set you back $125. Owner Nino Selimaj says he’s received hundreds of orders since the pie’s debut in 2007, and that it’s “worth every penny.” We’ll take his word on that.
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Though it can be consumed in a single bite, one of the most expensive chocolates in the world can be found at a small mom-and-pop shop in South Norwalk, Connecticut, in the form of a truffle. Filled with ganache that’s 71 percent single bean dark cho
Though it can be consumed in a single bite, one of the most expensive chocolates in the world can be found at a small mom-and-pop shop in South Norwalk, Connecticut, in the form of a truffle. Filled with ganache that’s 71 percent single bean dark chocolate from Ecuador and infused with pure Italian truffle oil that surrounds a black French Perigord truffle (which costs up to $1,000 per pound), it’s dipped in more Ecuadorian chocolate and rolled in cocoa powder. Just don’t eat the whole box.
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The average price of a New York hot dog from a cart is $2, but for an extra $1,499, you could opt for the world’s most expensive hot dog in Little Rock, Arkansas. Unveiled in May at a farmer’s market by vendor Mike Juliano, this limited-offer dog con
The average price of a New York hot dog from a cart is $2, but for an extra $1,499, you could opt for the world’s most expensive hot dog in Little Rock, Arkansas. Unveiled in May at a farmer’s market by vendor Mike Juliano, this limited-offer dog contained a 1/4 pound of premium beef and was topped with lobster tail, saffron aioli and gold flakes. Four of the dogs actually sold at the event, and Juliano donated $1,500 from each sale to charity.
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Treating a date to an ice cream sundae could get a little pricey if it’s at Serendipity 3 in New York City. Its “Golden Opulence” dessert comes with three scoops of Tahitian vanilla ice cream made with Madagascar vanilla beans and chunks of Venezuela
Treating a date to an ice cream sundae could get a little pricey if it’s at Serendipity 3 in New York City. Its “Golden Opulence” dessert comes with three scoops of Tahitian vanilla ice cream made with Madagascar vanilla beans and chunks of Venezuelan Chuao chocolate. It’s then drizzled with melted chocolate from Amedei Porcelana, and topped with candied fruits, gold-covered almonds, chocolate truffles, marzipan cherries, and… Grande Passion caviar (on. ice. cream). The garnish, however— a 23-carat edible gold leaf—is really what puts the dessert over the top. And it’s all served in a Baccarat crystal goblet (yours to take home) with an 18-carat gold spoon (which, unfortunately, will cost you extra).
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Gourmet cheese doesn’t come cheap, but this cheese plate takes the traditional hors d’ oeuvre to a whole new level. Unveiled in September at the Frome Cheese and Agricultural Show in Somerset, England, it includes eight difference varieties from aro
Gourmet cheese doesn’t come cheap, but this cheese plate takes the traditional hors d’ oeuvre to a whole new level. Unveiled in September at the Frome Cheese and Agricultural Show in Somerset, England, it includes eight difference varieties from around the world: A Serbian donkey cheese (yes, we said donkey), goat cheese aged inside brown chestnut leaves, cheddar sprinkled with gold specs and white French truffles, a cheese made from sheep and crafted by Benedictine monks in the Basque region, a French Brie infused with truffles (that goes for $42 per pound), and more. It’s also served on a silver tray worth about $965.
You can have your cake and eat it, too — as long as you can pay for it. Though it was actually never sold, the most expensive cake in the world was created by Japanese pastry chef Nobue Ikara to promote the platinum jewelry industry. It’s draped wit
You can have your cake and eat it, too — as long as you can pay for it. Though it was actually never sold, the most expensive cake in the world was created by Japanese pastry chef Nobue Ikara to promote the platinum jewelry industry. It’s draped with platinum necklaces, pins and pendants, and sprinkled with edible platinum flakes.
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Available only during white truffle season (October through December), this popular dish for kids gets a major upgrade at the high-end Los Angeles restaurant Mélisse. It’s made with fresh tagliatelle pasta that’s covered with melted parmesan, grated
Available only during white truffle season (October through December), this popular dish for kids gets a major upgrade at the high-end Los Angeles restaurant Mélisse. It’s made with fresh tagliatelle pasta that’s covered with melted parmesan, grated white truffle, and brown butter truffle froth. The $95 price tag, however, doesn’t include the health care costs you’ll likely incur from digesting it.
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The popular Philadelphian street food has made its way to upper-class America. Served at the steakhouse Barclay Prime in Philadelphia, it comes on a ciabatta roll with wagyu ribeye steak, foie gras, truffles and fontina, and includes a half bottle of
The popular Philadelphian street food has made its way to upper-class America. Served at the steakhouse Barclay Prime in Philadelphia, it comes on a ciabatta roll with wagyu ribeye steak, foie gras, truffles and fontina, and includes a half bottle of champagne. According to the restaurant, the recession hasn’t affected sales much and they still sell about 1-3 per night. On the plus side, the priced hasn’t increased since it debuted in 2004.
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