6 Ridiculously Expensive Food in the World

Everyone loves fancy food, but not everyone can afford it. Some rare foods are very few in quantity and are even far more valuable than gold; some foods are made from top-quality ingredients and cost a lot of effort, so the prices are naturally high. It's jaw-dropping. Here we’ve gathered top 6 expensive and exclusive foods in the world, let's take a look together, what these astronomical foods are that break the existing cognition in the past!

1. Almas Caviar

‘Almas’ Caviar is the most expensive Caviar known to be one of the world’s ultimate delicacies. It is produced from the eggs of a very rare and endangered female albino sturgeon of possibly 100-years-old, which originally hails from southern Caspian Sea but they are now almost extinct in their native environment. According to the Guinness World Book of Records, You have to pay around $34,000 per kg to buy it, making it the most expensive caviar ever.

2. White Truffles

When you think of fancy expensive food, you’d immediately think of Truffles. Truffles are the one of the most ingredients in the world. Italian White Truffles are the most exclusive and appreciated variety of truffle which costs from $2100 to $23,000 per kg. Some larger samples were sold at dizzyingly high prices at auction. Once a truffle of about 1500 grams was sold for $160,000 from a Hong Kong buyer.

3. Bluefin Tuna

Bluefin tuna fish, an endangered species that can live up to 40 years, is the most sought after fish type in Japan. Now its price had crossed $400 per pound. In January 2019, a Japanese businessman Kiyoshi Kimura bought 278 kg tuna fish for $3.1 million.

4. Wagyu Beef

Simply put, Wagyu means Japanese cow, which comes from any four different breeds of Japanese cow. Wagyu beef is known for its intensely marbled fat that renders down during the cook process. The meat is moist, tender and dissolves once it hits your tongue. The transcendently tender, fatty, umami-rich steak made Wagyu Beef as synonymous with luxury as caviar or black truffles. The price point amounting to around $40,000 per kg. The cows must be reared and fed according to strict guidelines to qualify for the Wagyu mark.

5. Saffron

As one of the most expensive and precious spices in the world, Saffron originates from a flower called crocus sativus—commonly known as the "saffron crocus." Today the spice is primarily grown in Iran, Greece, Morocco, and India. They are then collected by hand and carefully roasted to dry. The slightly sweet, luxurious taste of Saffron is totally enigmatic. Saffron is expensive because it is such a labor-intensive crop, and It takes about 1,000 flowers to produce just one ounce of saffron. This flavourful spice costs more than $500 per ounce.

6. Moose Cheese

This really rare cheese is one of the most expensive in the world and is only produced at the Moose House Farm in Sweden. It is made only from the milk of Gullan, Haelga, and Juno. Moose only lactate from May to September, each moose is made with the production of 5 liters of milk, and require the tenderest of handling during milking since disturbances can cause the animals to get flustered and dry-up, therefore the farm can only sell as much as 300 kilograms of cheese in a year. Moose cheese can cost around $1000 per kilogram.