Posted by Bob Bulmer on Thu 23rd August 2007 at 01:05 AM, Filed in Luxury Food
No 1 - Caciocavallo Podolico
Believe it or not the world’s most expensive cheese is Italian, made in the province of Avellino in the area of the Picentini Mountains, and called Caciocavallo Podolico. It’s made from a breed of cow called Podolica (a bovine race that has the capability to adapt to the difficult ambient conditions of the inland area of the south of Italy, which is not only a strength but the main reason for their survival).
In the summer months the herd feed from pastures in the mountains at an altitude of 1200m and a lower plateau in the winter months. The animals live completely free in the bushy undergrowth of the woods, where they utilize their grazing to their maximum ability. They are milked in the Spring/Summertime and the cheese is hung for 6 months before it’s ready.
The cheese itself is rich in fat and protein and costs the same in weight as silver!!!
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Posted by Bob Bulmer on Wed 22nd August 2007 at 04:41 AM, Filed in Luxury Food
If you thought marmalade just looked like a load of orange peel in a jar with a Golliwog on the front of it you’d be very wrong.
F Duerr & Son have taken marmalade to the extreme with this jar of 125th anniversary Seville Orange Marmalade, created with vintage Dalmore 62 whisky from Whyte & Mackay, with a splash of Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 1996 vintage champagne and garnished with flakes of 24-carat gold leaf.
The marmalade will set you back a juicy £5000, with the jar alone valued at £1,100.
Posted by Hayden Allen on Sat 19th May 2007 at 07:41 AM, Filed in Luxury Food
The record books have welcomed a new winner, the £100 von Essen Platinum Club Sandwich!
“What do I get for my £100” I hear you say:
• Iberico ham
• Poulet de Bresse
• White truffles
• Quail eggs
• Semi-dried tomatoes
• Fermented sour dough bread
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Posted by Peter Brady on Mon 16th April 2007 at 06:23 AM, Filed in Luxury Food
How much would you pay to drink a cup of coffee made from beans that are hand picked out of animal poo?
Say £20 on a single cup?
If so, now’s your chance, Hervey’s Range Heritage Tea Rooms located at the top of the Hervey Range, west of Townsville, Australia is your place.
The coffee itself is made from rare Kopi Luwak beans, which are retrieved from the droppings of the Luwak, a cat-like member of the civet family which is found in the jungles of Indonesia.
The Luwaks apparently eat the ripe coffee cherries, but the inner bean is not digested, meaning they can be retrieved from the animal’s droppings. The beans, which are then washed and given only a light roast so as to not destroy the complex flavours - cost $1250 per kilogram.
The taste is apparently sweet and smooth… but surely you’d find it a struggle to get the thught out of your head of Luwaks poo whilst driking it!
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Posted by Hayden Allen on Thu 12th April 2007 at 07:34 AM, Filed in Luxury Food
Indonesia’s super rich super-sized folk are lining up for this special culinary delight.
We’re talking about a burger that integrates a bit of the West with the East and is possibly the most expensive in the World today. It’s available at the Four Seasons Hotel.
Here are the stats:
Weight: 200 grams (7 ounces)
Beef: Finest Japanese Kobe beef
Sauce: Wasabi mayonnaise
Filing: Italian portobello mushrooms
Bun: Home-made onion-wheat bun
Extras: Served with Asian pear, French foie gras and French fries.
FACT - Kobe beef comes from the ancient Japanese Wagyu black cattle breed which receive a daily massage, reputedly one of the secrets of its famous marbling, flavor and tenderness. During the final fattening, the cattle are also fed hefty quantities of sake and beer mash, the theory being that mellow, relaxed cows make for good beef.
