The gold biryani from Dubai is the latest to join the world's most expensive food items. With this being said, there are other lip-smacking dishes around the globe which would burn a huge hole in your pocket. Let us dig deeper into some of the world's most expensive food items and what makes them this expensive.
'Royal Gold Biryani'Here is the famous biryani the world couldn't stop talking about just a few days ago. This new gold biryani called 'Royal Gold Biryani' has been made at a diner in Dubai. This special biryani costs a whopping 1,000 dirhams or Rs 19,707 approximately for a plate.The lavishly prepared chicken layered biryani is served with three side dishes which includes Nihari Salan, Jodhpuri Salan, Badami sauce topped with almond and pomegranate raita.What's special about this dish is they sprinkle the pice de resistance -23-carat edible gold leaves over it for garnishing.
Louis XIII PizzaThis is our most favourite Italian indulgence. World's most expensive pizza is served by Chef Renalto Viola in Salerno, Italy. The whopping cost of this 8-inch pizza is Rs 77 lakh! It could be bought for $12,000 and no less. This small sized pizza is jazzed up with toppings such as lobster and caviar, sourced from across the world.
'The Golden Opulence'This one is the most expensive ice cream sundae available in New York's iconic restaurant Serendipity 3. The ice-cream comes for $1000. The restaurant is popular for its frozen hot chocolates.The ingredients used in this exotic ice-cream are 23-Karat gold leaves for lining the goblet, three scoops of Tahitian vanilla ice-cream, Amedei Porcelana dark chocolate which comes from Tuscany (Italy), sugar flower coated with gold. To top it, you have to use an 18-karat gold spoon to eat the dessert.
FluerBurger 5000This most expensive burger of the world is found in none other than Las Vegas, at Fleur, run by renowned French chef Hubert Keller, located inside the Mandalay Bay Casino. The patty used inside the burger made with super-luxurious wagyu beef is the one big reason why it is the most expensive burger in the world. Second reason is what is served alongside the burger. The luxurious burger is served with a bottle of 1995 Chateau Petrus from Bordeaux, which is one of the most prized wines known to man.
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World's most expensive cakePriced at a whopping $75 million, Dubai's Debbie Wingham has perfectly handcrafted the world's most expensive cake. The cake wasn't a traditional tier cake but a fully dressed bride dressed in a white wedding dress, headscarf and holding a bouquet of flowers. The cake is a six-foot-long fashion runway and weighs around 1,000 pounds. It took over 1,100 hours to make the cake. It's an all-edible cake where even the smallest details can be eaten.(Pic: Nairaland Forum)