10 Most expensive foods from around the world

Food is the basic necessity of our lives, but for foodies, it’s the love of their life. How far can you go for the love of food? From exploring street food to having a fine dining experience, we foodies never say no. But will you be ready to pay for a meal that cost over 100 dollars? Here is a list of food items that only the multi-millionaire foodies can try out, for the sake of a once in a lifetime kind of experience and no, these food items are not dipped in gold or studded with diamonds. Take a look! (image credits-istock)

Cheese, has always been the most expensive milk product, but Moose cheese produced with Moose milk, remains the costliest cheese in the world. Moose cheese is processed and found only in Sweden, selling for about US$ 1,000 per kilogram. Milking Moose isn’t an easy task, making it one of the reasons behind the cheese being so expensive. The Elk House farm, run by two sisters is believed to be the largest and the main producer of this cheese. (image credits-istock)

White truffles are underground fungus, grown in Europe because of the suitable climate over there. These truffles require very specific environment and climatic conditions to grow and thus are very hard to find, making it expensive than the other varieties of mushrooms. Buying white truffles can cost you up to $1,000 a pound. (image credits-istock)

Everyone loves a good chicken dinner, but this Indonesian chicken can dig up a hole into your pocket! In Indonesia this breed can cost you around $200 but outside the country, it is sold for thousands of dollars. Ayam Cemani Black chicken is rarely exported because of the fear of bird flu. Apart for its colour, this breed is also famous as a popular sports chicken, especially in Bali (image credits-istock)

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Jamón Ibérico or Dry-Cured Iberian Ham is the most expensive variety of ham available in the World. Iberian is a rare breed found only in Spain and Portugal. Iberco pigs need to be fed with acorns, which is very expensive and thus each leg can cost you almost $4,500. (image credits-istock)

Saffron is that one seasoning, that we all Indians use during special occasions, but carefully. To collect just 1kg of saffron, one has to collect over 3,00,000 flowers. The whole process of collecting saffron is very tedious because it grows only for a week throughout the year, making it cost from $400 to $1000 per kilograms. (image credits-istock)

This one is for all the coffee lovers out here. Kopi Luwak, the world’s most expensive coffee beans is famous for being partly digested and defecated by the Asian Pam Civet. Farmers in Indonesia, collect thousands of civet droppings to produce these world- famous coffee beans. It being fermented in the animal’s stomach is what makes it so rich in its flavours, making it cost approximately $700 per kg. (image credits-istock)

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Found in Japan, these mushrooms are famous for its unique sweet and spicy taste. Growing this variety of shrooms isn’t a child’s play as they are harvested only once a year. The price can go up to $600 per kilogram and only those who are rich enough to experiment with their taste buds can afford this. (image credits-istock)

Densuke Melon or the black water melon originates from Japan and is so expensive that these are not sold openly, but auctioned every year. As per Japanese traditions, black melon is considered to be a priceless wedding gift. Due to the large space it requires to grow, only 1,00,000 of Densuke watermelon is grown, each melon costing up to $6,000.(image credits-istock)

Swallow nest soups is an important part of Chinese food culture but only the rich population can afford a swallow nest, made up only of the bird’s saliva. The birds build their nest into far off cliffs, making it hard to be collected and cost $3000 per kilogram. (image credits-istock)

The world of fancy eating remains incomplete without the mention of Caviar. People go nuts to taste these fish eggs and White Pearl Albino Caviar is believed to be the most expensive variety. These white pearls are costlier than the actual ones and can cost you up to $9,100 per kilogram. (image credits- istock)

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