Five Reasons Why Rich People are Crazy |
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by Richard Hamilton, Mar 12, 2008 |
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Some of the most expensive foods, dishes, and drinks (that some people have bought only to be flushed down the toilet). |
Almas Caviar
This expensive caviar comes from Iranian sturgeons that are up to 100 years old. A four pound container of this will cost you about $50,000.
Saffron
This spice averages about $2,000 an ounce. This spice is so expensive because it takes such a long time to gather, one pound of it (16 ounces) would take collecting about 250,000 flower stigmas by hand.
Diamonds: Nature's Miracle
This cake was made with 223 real diamonds and went on sale for the price of $1.65 million dollars. It took a Japanese pastry chef 7 months to create and was placed in a Japanese diamond exhibit.
1787 Chateau Lafite Rothschild
This wine fetched about $150,000 for one bottle in a 1985 auction. This price was a new world record for the most spent on a bottle of wine.
The Fortress
This dessert is dubbed the most expensive dessert in the world. It features an 80 carat aquamarine gem presented by fine dark chocolate. This expensive treat is sold at The Fortress in Galle, Sri Lanka, it goes for $14,500.
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