Top 10 Most Expensive Foods Infused With Gold In The World

Precious. Expensive. Elegant. Luxurious. These are just some of the adjectives one can use to describe gold and for good reason. People appreciate gold. But how would you react if someone offers you gold that you can eat? Edible gold? You might wonder if such a thing does exist. But it does. Many classy and high-end restaurants now offer gold-infused foods on their menu. It might be hard to believe, but the fact is gold has now found its way to the world of fine dining.

The List Of 10 Most Expensive Foods Infused With Real Edible Gold

1. Lindeth Howe Pudding - 34,531 dollars

2. Almas Caviar - 34,000 dollars

3 Grand Velas Taco - 25,000 dollars

4. The Posh Pie - 12,000 dollars

5. Pizza - $2000

6. Golden sushi - $1800 a piece

7. The $1000 Bagel

8. The Golden Opulence Sundae - 1,000 dollars

9. The Golden Phoenix Cupcake - $1000

10. Ice Cream - $817

Which Are The Most Expensive Foods Infused With Real Edible Gold?

1. Lindeth Howe Pudding - 34,531 dollars

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At a cool price tag of 34,531 dollars, Lindeth Howe Pudding is one of the most expensive foods in the world. The dessert is a creation of Chef Marc Guibert who is associated with Lindeth Howe Country House Hotel and hence the name.

It is a chocolate pudding made from high-end ingredients like caviar, edible gold, and four types of chocolate. Also included in the list are soothing flavors of peach and orange.

The pudding is served in a replica of Faberge egg. Do not worry as this egg is edible and you can eat it to your heart’s content.

2. Almas Caviar - 34,000 dollars

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Almas Caviar is a rare food item and at 34,000 dollars must also be one of the most expensive food in the world. It is originally from Iran and only a selected few outlets are carrying it in their shops. One of them is Caviar House & Prunier in London.

Almas Caviar is an exclusive food item and is sold in a tin box made of 24-karat gold. It makes the food doubly precious. This is a luxury item with supposedly medicinal and healing properties. Almas is richly nuanced for rich palates that are looking for authentic Iranian flavor.

It has an intensely creamy and nutty taste that is best served alone in a glass with ice at the base to maintain the correct temperature.

3. Grand Velas Taco - 25,000 dollars

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The Grand Velas Los Cabos is the place where you can taste one of the most expensive foods in the world. Taco is a favorite of the local population, and when you make it a premium product, it is sure to create waves.

With a price tag of 25,000 dollars, Grand Velas Taco is one of the most expensive food in the world.

Important ingredients include Beluga caviar, Kobe beef chopped, langoustine, and black truffle cheese. Edible flower petals and edible gold leaf are used to enhance the taco which is served with a salsa made from tequila, civet coffee, and dried chilies.

4. The Posh Pie - 12,000 dollars

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The Posh Pie is named as one of the biggest as well as the most expensive food in the world. It is available at a price tag of 12,000 dollars and is surely overindulgence but what a treat.

The Posh Pie is made by The Lord Dudley Hotel in Sydney and is noted for a huge amount of calories present in it. Important ingredients used in its preparation are premium beef, Winter Black Truffles, and two whole lobsters.

Edible gold leaf is used for toppings and the most expensive food Posh Pie is served with two red wine bottles.

5. Pizza - $2000

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Before this pizza was made, the previous defending world champion for most expensive pizza was a creation by Gordon Ramsey that he served in his restaurant, The Maze. His pizza sold for a little over $2,000, making it cost less than 1% of the current titleholder.

"Royal Pizza," the name of the pizza created in the uber-elegant Dubai restaurant Pierchic, was originally intended as a one-time pizza for, you guessed it, Dubai's royal family. The ingredients include white Italian truffles, black Perigord truffles, French foie gras, Mongra saffron from Kashmir, Beluga caviar soaked in Dom Perignon, Japanese matsutake mushrooms, and two full ounces of gold leaves.

6. Golden sushi - $1800 a piece

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Golden sushi is considered to be one of the most expensive sushi dishes in the world. It holds the record by the Guinness Book of Records, the golden sushi costs $1800 a piece. The sushi chef who created the golden sushi, Angelito Araneta Jr, created it using extravagant ingredients such as Norwegian salmon, foie gras, wild saffron, and lastly pearls and diamonds that are sprinkled on top of each sushi piece. In place of the seaweed that wraps the sushi, the genius chef uses golden leaves.

7. The $1000 Bagel

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Chef Frank Tujague of The Westin New York hotel came up with the idea of creating a luxurious bagel, which is now called the $1000 bagel.

The bagel is made with white truffle cream cheese, which is also known as white gold and is considered to be the second most expensive food after caviar. It also consists of goji berry infuse Riesling jelly with golden flakes, and includes an ice cream Sunday topped with 2 karat gold leaf.

8. The Golden Opulence Sundae - 1,000 dollars

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The Golden Opulence Sundae is an ice-cream sundae and with a price tag of 1,000 dollars is one of the most expensive foods in the world. The decadent ice-cream is rich in candied fruits from Paris, and edible gold covered almonds, Tahitian vanilla ice cream blended with Madagascar vanilla beans, chocolate truffles, and marzipan cherries.

Serendipity 3, the world-famous restaurant in New York City, serves this most expensive dessert. It is served in a Baccarat crystal goblet and with an 18-karat gold spoon, both of which you can take home.

9. The Golden Phoenix Cupcake - 1,000 dollars

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Have you heard of a cupcake this pricey? Well, The Golden Phoenix Cupcake takes the prize at 1,000 dollars to become one of the most expensive foods in the world.

The exclusive ingredient list of this world famous cupcake includes vanilla beans from Uganda, Amedei Porcelana chocolate and edible gold sheets and dust.

10. Ice Cream - $817

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This ice cream sundae, called The Black Diamond, is just another opulent win on Dubai's scoreboard. For $817, you get one scoop of Madagascan vanilla ice cream infused with a rare and expensive Iranian saffron and black Italian truffle.

Of course, this IS Dubai we're talking about, so naturally the scoop comes with 23-carat gold sheet flakes sprouting from every which way in the scoop. On top of that, an ice cream scoop so decadent and gaudy could only be served in an equally fancy bowl, which is why the Black Diamond Sundae is served in a Versace bowl and spoon, both of which the customer is allowed to keep.

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