At the restaurant, sometimes makes big eyes to a dish that displays a huge price. Besides its preparation can be long and tedious, some dishes also include expensive foods, often because of their rarity. Here are our top 10 most expensive foods.

 
 

1- Gold
There is indeed a kind of edible gold that can be added to desserts such or drinks. If we find gold flakes on an item, be aware that the price should be high enough since gold retails between $ 33,000 and $ 110,000 per kilogram depending on quality.
 

2- Caviar
No surprise here, caviar is the luxury food par excellence. Production difficulties due its high cost. Among the most expensive varieties include the Almas Caviar, whose eggs can only be harvested behind the gills of sturgeon Osciestra reaching the age of 60 to 80 years! Needless to say, the production is very long. It costs between $ 18,480 and $ 34,100 per kilogram.
 

3- Yubari
This Japanese melon handpicked in a region with volcanic soils would be a result of softness and exceptional flavor. Melons can be sold $ 23,900 each.
 

4- Saffron
It is perhaps not teach you that the spice saffron is the most expensive ever! This spice that flavors so paella requires quite a daunting harvest. Indeed, to produce one kilogram of saffron, 110,000 à 165,000 saffron flowers are needed. A kilogram of saffron costs between $ 1100 and $ 11,000, depending on its quality.
 

5- The truffle
Exceptional product, the truffle is very expensive because of extreme rarity. It is also found in most cases, in the wild. There are different varieties of truffles and white is one of the more expensive. It can be purchased at a cost of $ 2,292 to $ 9,240 per kilogram.
 

6- Densuke watermelon
Cultivated exclusively on an island in Japan, this watermelon can sell $ 6000 unit. Why? Only 60-65 watermelons are produced each year. Very few people can therefore taste in their life!
 

Kopi Luwak 7-
Kopi Luwart is the most expensive coffee in the world. Its high price is because of the process it must undergo before roasting. Indeed, it must be eaten by a small animal, the Asian civet and harvested in feces. The treatment in the stomach of the animal ferment coffee and gives it a flavor they say unique! It can be had for about $ 1,000 per kilogram.
 

8- The Kobe beef
Produced in Japan in exceptional circumstances, it would be of great beef top quality. Indeed, cattle would be carefully fed the best herbs in addition to receiving a massage every day, ensuring tenderness of the meat. The Kobe beef can be bought around $ 770 / kg.
 

9- Bonnotte
This variety of potato is produced in France, on the island of Noirmoutier. With its low production of 100 tonnes per year and its collection which is carried by hand, this tuber can sell up to about $ 660 per kilogram.
 

10- Matsutake
Grown almost everywhere on the globe, this spicy mushroom is very popular in Japanese cuisine. Matsutake imported to Japan sell for about $ 90 per kilogram, while those grown in Rising Sun country retail for about $ 2000 per kilogram.
 

Would you pay that price to taste one of these foods?