List 7 Of The Most Expensive Foods In The World, There Are Caviars To Saffron

Illustration of death, the world's most expensive food (Freepic)

Have you ever in your life spent money just for a food of up to billions of rupiah? Currently, there are some food in the world that is sold at fantastic prices.

Usually, a number of these foods are sold expensively because they are made from rare ingredients. Here are 7 most expensive foods in the world that are fantastic in value, as reported by the Cozy Meal page.

Kaviar almas is considered the most expensive food in the world. Kaviar almas is touted as the most expensive piece in the world. Kaviar almas comes from beluga fish, a female aged 60 to 100 years from certain areas in the South Kaspia Sea.

Getting the Almas alone is almost impossible, which is why this almas chip is a very expensive food. This one kilogram of expensive food can cost nearly 40,000 US dollars or Rp. 629 million to try.

One of the most famous in the list of expensive foods is the bluefin tuna. Bluefin tuna is a valuable fish that is very popular for use in Japanese cuisine, particularly as a ingredient forfocus and chassimi.

Because of the current excessive fishing, the blue fin tuna has become an endangered species. This makes this already expensive one even more fantastic.

A small piece of blue-fin tuna sells for 80 US dollars or Rp. 1.2 million at a high-end karaoke restaurant. A whole fish can be sold for 300,000 US dollars or Rp. 4.7 billion in the fish market.

Known for its healing properties, the Swallow's Nest Sup is an expensive and delicious food in China. This soup is exactly what it is called, made of swallow's nest, which is dissolved in water and adds a texture like a sup. This swallow's nest soup costs up to 2,000 to 10,000 US dollars or IDR 31-157 million.

More commonly known as "black spots", this expensive food is much more expensive than green sunlons. This black term grows on certain islands in North Japan that have access to certain types of volcanic soil. There are only about 10,000 of these grown annually, with the largest being sold for close to 6,000 US dollars or Rp94 million in auctions.

Typed from the depth of the cave in Turkey, Elvish's honey is one of the most expensive foods in the world because of the complicated process involved in obtaining it.

Elvish's honey is made from bees that collect powder from wild flowers before turning the juice into liquid.

The organizers collect honey at night to avoid overly protective and dangerous black bees.

In addition, difficult terrain and remote locations make the process very difficult. Apart from its unique taste, Elvish's honey is sold for 5,500 US dollars or Rp. 86 million per kilogram.

Matsutake mushrooms are one of the most expensive foods in the world, a competitor commensurate withburg mushrooms. Matsutake mushrooms have a high price, because they must be searched for and not planted.

In recent years, this precious fungi harvest has decreased drastically due to certain types of worms that damage the environment where the fungus grows.

The price of Matsutake mushrooms reaches 2,000 US dollars or Rp. 31 million per kilogram. Matsutake mushrooms are more delicious if consumed by several dishes such as sukiyaki, hot pots, and Matsutakemen, Japanese rice dishes.

When you think about food and expensive ingredients, maybe what comes to mind is safron. This expensive spill is mostly harvested in Iran, but the roots are from Greece.

Saffron needs to be harvested by hand, which is why it costs so much to be produced and purchased. Saffron is usually sold for between 10 and 20 US dollars (IDR 157-314 thousand) per gram.

Saffron is a delicious ingredient and is usually used as a dye or spice for various dishes. This expensive ingredient is available at several levels, with Class A as the highest and most expensive quality.