but just a select few have tasted it you
can only get
donkey cheese in serbia hey everyone i'm
rebecca and welcome to watch mojo
today we're counting down our picks for
the top 10 most expensive foods
comparatively black angus cattle which
are considered the cream of the crop in
countries like the united states and
australia
typically don't sell for more than three
thousand dollars saffron is known
as the most valuable plant in the world
and has been growing in iran from
thousands of years
what's bruce liver saliva for this list
we're looking at the priciest eats you
can find we have provided a rough price
guide based on the information available
but please note these prices are subject
to change
so what's the most expensive thing
you've ever eaten
be sure to let us know about it in the
comments all right let's dig in
number 10. matsutake mushroom price 1000
to 2 000
per pound in the world of fine dining
nothing marks the arrival of fall
quite like the matsutake mushroom it has
a unique aroma and flavor that's been
described by some
as spicy others like cinnamon and by
many as
intense the matsutaki a whitish mushroom
prized by connoisseurs for its earthy
aroma
can command astronomical prices
historically
they were gifted among the aristocracy
and the japanese imperial family
as a symbol of good fortune happiness
and fertility
native to red pine forests often found
in japan these mushrooms are
increasingly in demand
however due to an invasive worm their
habitats are dwindling
and with no other way to cultivate them
they're at risk of disappearing forever
number nine wagyu beef price 200
per pound nothing quite compares to the
first bite of this rich
luxurious melt-in-your-mouth meat but
just know that it comes
with a sizeable price tag this is
because of the strict rearing and
feeding guidelines that result in the
enviable marbling of fat around the
muscle
and the more marbling the better there
are hundreds of different brands of
wagyu
the most famous of which is kobe so all
kobe is wagyu
but not all wagyu is kobe translating as
japanese cow
this hunk of beef comes from only four
breeds of cattle
which can be auctioned off for as much
as thirty thousand dollars each
comparatively black angus cattle which
are considered the cream of the crop in
countries like the united states and
australia
typically don't sell for more than three
thousand dollars if you love a good
steak and have some cash burning a hole
in your pocket
this is the perfect choice for you by
2023 the global wagou industry will
generate sales of around 9.5 billion
dollars
according to the market research firm
technovio number eight
moose cheese price 500 per pound
with only one place in the whole world
producing this dairy delight you'd be
forgiven for not knowing that moose
cheese even exists
moose sisters gulan hylga and juno
reside at the elk house
in beer home sweden and only lactate for
a short season lasting from may
until september their cheese has been
likened to camom bear or feta cheese
and if that sounds like your kind of
thing you can actually visit the
elkhouse
after wandering through their museum and
petting one of the prized moose
you can head over to their restaurant
and tuck into some moose cheese parfait
number seven pule cheese price 600 to
one thousand dollars per pound aquanesto
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and speaking of cheese that costs some
serious cheddar
the zasavitsa special nature reserve in
serbia
is home to about 130 endangered balkan
donkeys
it's also the only place that turns
their milk into cheese
which they sell to fund their
conservation work the females called
jenny's are delicately hand milked three
times a day
and will produce around two liters of
milk in that time
however it takes 25 liters to make just
one kilogram of cheese
which has been likened to feta in
texture even if you were willing to
spend the cash
this cheese is incredibly rare and hard
to obtain
but just a select few have tasted it you
can only get
donkey cheese in serbia number six
saffron
price 5 000 per pound
it seems rather fitting that an
ingredient which weight by weight can be
more
costly than gold should be nicknamed red
gold
saffron is known as the most valuable
plant
in the world and has been growing in
iran from thousands of years
perhaps known best as a spice used in
middle eastern cooking
saffron has a myriad of purposes ranging
from dyes to fragrances
picture two football pitches covered in
their crocuses
and well that only gives you one
kilogram of the spice
despite the incredible amount of work
and space this crop takes up
demand for the spice is increasing and
over 200 metric tons of saffron threads
are harvested worldwide
each year that's the result of about 30
billion flowers
the crocuses only flower for a week or
two per season
and each one has just three stigmas
which must carefully be harvested by
hand
while many have tried to find cheaper
substitutes
nothing compares to the real deal people
have tried passing turmeric
red marigold petals and lily flower
stigmas as saffron
but the flavor and dye is totally
different in large quantities
saffron can be a potent happiness
inducing narcotic
and research suggests it may help reduce
the symptoms for alzheimer's
depression and pms number five iberico
ham
price forty five hundred dollars per leg
these black iberian pigs live the zen
life on de hessa in the iberian
peninsula
where they indulge in an acorn only diet
the acorns are still very small but we
can calculate
how many animals they'll feed the longer
they eat
nothing but acorns the better the
quality of the ham
this results in a one-of-a-kind aroma
sweet and nutty taste
exquisite tenderness and that covetable
marbling we talked about earlier
the meat is then cured for a minimum of
36 months
only a small percentage ever received
the desirable black label that indicates
that it's 100
pure black iberian pig well you're
paying for the jewel of our gastronomy
it's a different breed of pig all
together that is grown and
taken care of in a very unique place in
the world
in 2020 the iberico de beyota became a
guinness world record holder for the
most expensive leg of ham
commercially available costing just a
mere 13
183 dollars and 10 cents
so good so good i have no words my voice
is gone
this is so good number four albo white
truffle
price 1030 to 1286 dollars per pound
but why would someone bid thousands of
dollars for a fungus
well fanatics say the pungent aromas and
the unique flavors
are worth the price this truffle
normally found as a paper-thin
garnish on a plethora of dishes due to
its strong smell and flavor
is among the rarest and most expensive
of its kind
despite the efforts of many to cultivate
their own these truffles can only be
found in the wilderness
primarily in northern italy's piedmont
region look at that
like a potato look at this wow
people go to astounding lengths to find
harvest and sell them
even though each season can be highly
unpredictable it's such a scarce
treasure that in 2007
a casino owner named stanley ho shelled
out a whopping
330 thousand dollars for just one
1.5 kilogram truffle number three
bird's nest soup price thirty to one
hundred dollars per bowl
while this may not be everybody's cup of
soup
in some places this dish is deep rooted
in history and culture
bird's nest is renowned for its
medicinal qualities
and can retail from 1 500 to 3
000 us dollars per kilogram in fact in
china
it's believed that it makes its diners
strong and healthy
and has been a delicacy going back about
a thousand years
it's made from the nests of the native
south asian swiftlets
who build their nests out of moss
seaweed twigs
sometimes feathers and bind it together
with saliva
what bruises butt saliva procuring these
nests is a risky task
since they're usually located near the
tops of steep cliffs and cave walls
well at least that explains the hefty
price tag i'm beginning to think no
ingredient can be worth this
number two beluga caviar price 3200 to 4
500 per pound there are many factors
that make caviar so expensive
one being that they're a particularly
rare find
the albino sturgeon only produces eggs
when it's about 100 years old
making the white pearl albino caviar
supply rather scarce
albino caveats
the western
even the more common beluga caviar
continues to soar in price
due to the increasingly endangered
sturgeons commonly found in the caspian
sea
now remember we're dealing with a raw
seafood endangered species
so it's basically like eating and
dealing with you know edible elephant
tusks it is that
heavily regulated in fact the u.s fish
and wildlife service even called a ban
on their importation
nevertheless the iranian beluga also
known as almas caviar
currently holds the record for the
priciest caviar coming in at thirty four
thousand
five hundred dollars for just one
kilogram so far
i think the most expensive thing i've
ever eaten is saffron
but we have got some honorable mentions
to dig into
and i can almost guarantee that most of
us have eaten at least one of them
so let's look at those and then we'll
see what the most expensive food is
achito balsamico di modena price 180
dollars per 100 milliliters
a 100 milliliter bottle produced over
100 years by 17 generations of the juicy
family
can cost 563 dollars
a range of nuances that enrich drop by
drop
different culinary creations with its
range of unmistakable flavors and
perfumes
its smooth body which when reaching the
palate
culminates in growing intensity densuki
watermelon
price one thousand to four thousand five
hundred dollars per fruit
grown only in its native japan one was
auctioned for
six thousand fifty seven dollars vanilla
price two hundred dollars per pound did
you know that pure vanilla is the second
priciest spice after saffron
in 2014 vanilla was 80 a kilo
three years later it was 600.
today it's around 500.
the price rises due in part to global
demand
the trend of eating naturally means that
food companies have shunned synthetic
flavoring
in favor of the real deal manuka honey
price
99 per 100 grams this rare plant is
native to new zealand only
and can be hard to harvest manuka honey
touted on the doctors in some cases it's
even more powerful than traditional
antibiotics and
on dr oz this is our secret sauce
manuka honey kopi luwak coffee price
100 to 600 would you try coffee that's
been partially digested and defecated by
a civet cat for one hundred dollars kopi
luwak
the rarest beverage in the world
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number one edible gold price fifteen
thousand dollars per pound this is what
i came for chef
and a lot of people you know ask can you
eat eat gold you can eat
yeah of course this is edible gold yes
if you're looking for that certain je ne
sais quoi to really make your desserts
pop or champagne flute shine
and you have the cash to spare why not
add some edible gold
you can buy it in sheets flakes or
powder
and it's usually made out of 23 or 24
karat gold
i am eating more right now 24k
and it joins calcium and iron as one of
the few safe to eat minerals
many restaurants around the world have
even jumped on the edible gold bandwagon
it may not add flavor or carry any
health benefits
but nothing screams luxury more than a
sprinkling of edible gold
everything everywhere i want to see
cheese i want to see and go
go everybody has to make basic basic
taste
this is amazing it's crazy
so have you or would you ever eat gold
just to say you have
be sure to let us know about your most
extravagant food purchases in the
comments
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