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Published November 26, 2016

The most expensive sushi

Price: $1,978.15 for five pieces

Well, each piece of sushi is wrapped in gold leaf and topped with caviar, three Mikimoto pearls and served with a diamond.


The most expensive curry

Price: $3,200

The Samundari Khazana (meaning “seafood treasure”) is available at a London’s restaurant and contains Devon crab, white truffle, Beluga caviar, gold leaf, a Scottish lobster coated in gold, four abalones and four quail eggs.


The most expensive soup

Price: $190 per bowl

‘The Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.’ Yes, this is the name! It contains shark’s fin, abalone, Japanese flower mushroom, sea cucumber, dried scallops, chicken, huan ham, ginseng, etc. Orders must be placed five days in advance so the chef can source all the ingredients. You can find it in London.


The most expensive dessert

Price: $25,000

The Frozen Haute Chocolate ice cream sundae is available at Serendipity 3, NY. It contains a blend of 28 cocoas, including 14 of the most expensive in the world. It is decorated with edible gold and served in a goblet lined with edible gold. As if all that weren’t enough, there is an 18 carat gold bracelet with 1 carat of diamonds in the bottom of the sundae, and the treat is served with a golden spoon decorated in white and chocolate diamonds, both of which go home with the diner.

Published in Dawn, Young World, November 26th, 2016

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