Go for the luxury diet with these 5 pricey ingredients
Here's a peek into some of those amazing and expensive ingredients that go into making the world's finest dishes and brews.
Here's a peek into some of those amazing and expensive ingredients that go into making the world's finest dishes and brews.
Here's a peek into some of those amazing and expensive ingredients that go into making the world's finest dishes and brews.
There was a time when saffron was thought of as the most expensive spice and hence used only in pinches in exotic dishes. The scene has changed with the world wide web opening up an universe of knowledge for us. Apparently, there are more exotic, more expensive and hard to get spices, herbs and items of food than previously considered. Here's a peek into some of those amazing and expensive ingredients that go into making the world's finest dishes and brews.
Matsutake mushroom
Talking of mushrooms, here's a prize pick from Japan. The spicy Matsutake mushroom lords it over others in the family when it comes to the price. With close to $600 for a kilo, it's high on the wow factor. These mushrooms are not easily cultivable. Pest attacks and lack of conducive climate are factors that threaten its existence.
Kopi Luwak Coffee
Next on the high-end list is the Kopi Luwak Coffee beans sold at about 1,200 dollars a kilo. This is made from the poop of civet cat and is mainly produced in the Philippines, Indonesia and South India.
Swallow nest soup
Not to be left behind is the swallow's nest with which the Chinese make a rare soup. To source the nest is well-nigh impossible as the birds build them amid steep, craggy rocks. The birds weave and fortify their nests with their saliva. It’s the hazard involved in sourcing the nests that make them so pricey. The market sells them for Rs 3,000 a kilo.
White Truffles
The very expensive White Truffles is a kind of fungus. They have to be foraged from under the ground and it takes the expertise of powerful and specially trained dogs to sniff out the stuff. Found mostly in France, the fetid mushrooms can be had for $ 2100 a kilo.
Wagyu bull's meat
The Wagyu bull or Japan’s exotic meat is specially got after a lot of painstaking effort in rearing the exotic breed. A great deal of care goes into raising the breed which is treated to Japan's special beer, special massage and classical music. The most popular item got from the Wagyu calf is its soft, buttery meat. It has a pleasant smell too. The Wagyu steak is a much sought-after delicacy. The meat costs Rs 450 a kilo.
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