Keith, I don't get the appeal in those last two at all, and I've had the Bird's Nest Soup. That last... I wonder if those partaking bothered to read the ingredient list or preparation before swallowing. And I've eaten lots of offal in my life, including prairie oysters recently. Call it a VERY acquired taste.
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 4:18 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > I love eating out. And I have to confess, there is a market difference > between eating at restaurants that use fresh, high quality food rather than, > say iceberg lettuce from cold storage. It's why you can go to a place and > eat a smaller meal that consists of high quality food, and yet be more > satisfied than eating a lot of food that's of lesser quality. > That being said, there is a limit to how much one needs to pay for the > dining experience. I saw that ridiculous gold-leaf ice cream sundae on the > History Channel special on ice cream, and shook my head. You can't tell me > that the gold or even the high quality vanilla ice cream really makes it > tastes hundreds of times better than one that can be made at a quality ice > cream joint. I'm surprised they left off Bird's Nest Soup, made by boiling > the nests of cliff-dwelling birds who excrete a glue-like saliva to build > their nests, or that soup that the Japanese sell that's made from passing > saki through some animals digestive system, then boiling and consuming the > excreted liquid. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 4:07:06 PM > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS > > > > Well, there is always the $15 a cup tea. > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 3:25 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> Way above the price range of a Poor Black Welshman, that is. And I'm glad >> I gave up coffee, or that last would've done the trick for me. >> >> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 4:58 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> [Attachment(s)<#12aa09a2650130bf_12a9e7b1b567ee27_12a9ba7f2e51ddf3_TopText>from >>> Mr. Worf included below] >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Missy May <missy.may...@gmail.com> >>> Date: Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 6:23 AM >>> Subject: [BSBB] EXPENSIVE FOODS >>> To: brownsugars_bodacious_b...@yahoogroups.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> White Truffle >>> >>> [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] >>> >>> Not surprising, the white truffle is the world's most expensive mushroom. >>> Found in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy, the white truffle's price is >>> due to it's relative rarity. These truffles are generally sold for anywhere >>> between $1,350 and $2,700 per kilogram. The record price paid for this >>> delicacy, however, was $330,000 for 1.5 kilograms worth. >>> >>> Essen Platinum Club Sandwich >>> >>> [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] >>> >>> The world's most expensive sandwich is the Essen Platinum Club Sandwich. >>> It is a triple-decker sandwich, containing the finest grade chicken, ham, >>> hard-boiled quails' eggs and white truffles. This sandwich contains almost >>> 2,000 calories and is the world's most expensive, selling for a hefty price >>> of almost $200. >>> >>> Steak and Mushroom Pie >>> >>> [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] >>> >>> Based on the traditional steak and mushroom pie that is so popular in >>> England, this dish contains $1,000 worth of Wagyu beef, $3,330 worth of >>> Matsutake mushrooms, two bottles of Chateau Mouton Rothschild priced at >>> $4,200 each, black truffles and edible gold leaf. The whole pie serves 8 >>> people and costs around $15,900. A single slice costs $1,990, but is also >>> served with a glass of champagne. >>> >>> Le Parker Meridien Omelet >>> >>> [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] >>> >>> The most expensive omelet in the world is sold at Le Parker Meridien >>> restaurant in New York City. It contains 10 ounces of Sevruga caviar, six >>> eggs, and an entire lobster. If you order it in the restaurant, it costs >>> $1,000. To make it yourself at home, the ingredients will only run you $700. >>> >>> Serendipity 3 Sundae >>> >>> [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] >>> >>> One of the most expensive desserts in the world is a sundae sold at >>> Serendipity 3, located on the east side of Manhattan. Listed in the Guinness >>> Book of World Records as the world's most expensive dessert, it consists of >>> five scoops of Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream, Madagascar vanilla, 23 karat >>> edible gold leaf, and the world's most expensive chocolate, the Amedei >>> Porceleana. To order this rich dessert, it will cost you over $1,000. Kona >>> Nigari Water >>> >>> [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] >>> >>> The most expensive water in the world is Kona Nigari water. This >>> desalinated, high-mineral water comes from the deep waters off the coast of >>> Hawaii and costs $16.75 per ounce. Wray and Nephew White Overproof Rum >>> >>> [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] >>> >>> This rum is the highest-selling because of it's rarity as well as it's >>> high proof. Bottled in 1940, there are only 4 bottles left in the world, >>> each priced at around $53,000. >>> >>> Tieguanyin >>> >>> [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] >>> >>> A rare Chinese green tea, Tieguanyin costs $3,000 per kilo (2 lbs, 3 oz) >>> and approximately $15 for a single cup. >>> >>> Kopi Luwak >>> >>> [image: The World's Most Expensive Foods] >>> >>> You can't have a discussion of the world's most expensive foods without >>> mentioning Kopi Luwak. Originating from Sumatra, Kopi Luwak is created from >>> coffee beans that have passed through the digestive track of the Asian Palm >>> Civet. The civets eat the coffee berries and the undigested beans pass >>> through their system. The beans are then collected and brewed. Many people >>> claim that the coffee has a high level of complex acidity that cannot be >>> achieved through any other brewing method. With only around 500 pounds of >>> beans produced every year, the cost for a pound is upwards of $300. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >>> Mahogany at: >>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell >> wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >> >> >> > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
