The french can’t get enough of that over-fed duck liver, the Japanese are dying over deadly attempts of relishing the poisonous fugue fish and lavish dinner tables around the world are being served caviar out of a 24 carat gold tin and on to a mother of pearl platter so as to preserve the most of its original flavour. How extravagant!
Well, if you are the experimenting sorts, the moolah is no problem and your conscience allows you to indulge, here are world’s rarest and the most expensive delicacies that you must try at least once in your lifetime.
Foie Gras
Foie Gras is a popular french delicacy made out of duck liver. One that has been specially fattened. Traditionally, the duck is force fed corn in a method called gavage whereas in other parts of the world, the less brutal, natural feeding technique is widely practiced. Foie Gras has a rich, buttery, delicate texture and taste. Recently there have been many protests against force feeding and cruelty towards animals. Though, this has not made any significant impressions on the dinner habits of the rich and the famous. If you like controversial, this one’s for you!
White Truffles
No, this is not the pastry kind of truffle that we are all over exposed to here in India. White Truffles are the rarest and most expensive kind of subterranean fungi mostly growing in Italy an Croatia in a particular season, often referred as the “Truffle Season” in many up-market restaurants. The prices may be outrageous but these truffles are especially intense in flavor and aroma and just about 10 grams can transform your plate of pasta into a brilliant taste and aroma explosion.
Truffle oils and truffle shavings are the most cost effective and popular means to infuse truffle flavour into food.
Red King Crab
With those spiked claws, monstrous pincers and a stupefyingly large red body, this might be the scariest creature to swallow, literally. But looks are surely deceptive, as the taste of the red king crab is truly exceptional.
Red King Crabs are found in the Bering Sea in Alaska and can weight upto about 8 kilos. This crab has long meaty claws that are sweet, succulent and particularly popular amongst crab lovers.
Pufferfish / Fugue
This Japanese fish delicacy is truly for the bravehearts. The Fugue fish is known to be poisonous and if not properly prepared, it can kill! In order to prepare the fish rightly, the chef would have one would have to get rid of many toxic organs of this expensive fish like the liver, the ovaries, the eyes and the gall bladder while making sure the good meat is not wasted. The most expensive edible variety of the fugu is the Tiger Blowfish.
Some fish to die for!
Abalone
Women my have yearned for a abalone pearl necklace but an abalone meal is considered to be even more expensive than the necklace. Abalone is known to have a unique flavour of hazelnuts and seawater.
In China it is considered a symbol of wealth and prestige, and is traditionally reserved for special occasions such as weddings and other celebrations. With a rise in commercially farmed abalone, more common consumption of this once rare delicacy is now possible.
Blue Lobster
One in two million lobsters are blue due to a genetic mutation and are found in the icey polar waters from the shores of England to Morocco. While there is debate on whether or not blue lobsters taste any different, they are definitely more popular and desirable for their attractive bright blue colour. Sadly, the colour of the blue lobster changes to the normal red as soon as it is cooked. There, we saved you some money!
Kobe Beef
Kobe beef comes from the black Tajima-ushi breed of Wagyu cattle, raised according to strict tradition and guidelines in Japan. Kobe beef is known for its tenderness, rich flavour and a fatty marbled texture.
Many claim that the beef from Wagyu cattle is as tender as Foie Gras. In order to make this happen the cow is pampered with massages, pints of beer and plenty of sake to stimulate appetite. Due to these special feeding and growth regimen, the prices are much higher than those of normal beef variants.
Beluga Caviar
Caviar is nothing but a fish egg or roe. The caviar that is commonly eaten comes from Sturgeon fish. There are three varities of sturgeon caviar: beluga, sevruga and oscietra. Beluga caviar is primarily found in the Caspian Sea. It can also be found in the Black Sea basin and occasionally in the Adriatic Sea.
Beluga caviar is the most expensive type of caviar, with present market prices ranging from $7,000 to $10,000 per 1 kg. The best Beluga caviar is from Iran and is called Almas. It is white in colour and is sold at about $25000 a kilo.
Of course, the 24 carat gold tin it comes in is just an add on!
courtesy:burrp
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