I agree. I think I mentioned the foodie restaurant here that one year the guy basically served chittlins, mountain oysters and tripe. For over $100 a plate. We had a good laugh on that. I said that for $20 each they could come by the house and my mom will cook them up something and they can have 2nds. :)
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > I just wonder if any extremely rare ingredients convey a taste sensation > that's so incredible, or if it's perception. Sometimes food is like art: the > value is all in what people say it is. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 10:30:16 PM > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS > > > > I think if a dish is difficult to create or has extremely rare and > expensive ingredients then its ok, but I don't really think some of the > things that are raved about is all that great. It usually comes down to > personal pallet and subtle differences in flavorings. > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Keith Johnson > <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > >> >> >> Don't know if I have the Cooking Channel but will check. I am *addicted* >> to all things frozen: ice cream, gelatto, sherbert, milk shakes, snow cones, >> ices, etc. I am also convinced that my biochemical makeup has a gene that is >> a perfect match for vanilla, as the mere smell of vanilla is enough to send >> me into fits of divine pleasure. I kept vanilla bean pods in my sugar >> bucket, keep Madagascan vanilla extract in the cupboard (put it in my milk >> shakes and pancake batter). I have at times paid some big money for really >> high quality vanilla products and gourmet ice cream. But I'm not sure I'd >> pay $19 a scoop for ice cream. At some point, I think the price is more a >> perception of taste based on rarity, difficulty in growing, harvesting and >> shipping the product, etc. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 4:39:11 PM >> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] EXPENSIVE FOODS >> >> >> >> Keith, don't forget the coffee that passes through a Civet. >> >> Have you checked out the Cooking Channel? It is similar to the Food >> Network but more geared toward cooking and gourmet food. On one of the shows >> they were talking about a gourmet ice cream truck that sells handmade ice >> cream that featured vanilla beans from the left side of a mountain in >> Italy. $19 a scoop. >> >> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:18 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)<#12aa26df9dcd49a6_12aa145b98c7ceb5_12aa099f98058d4f_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/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! 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