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Most Expensive Seafood: Sturgeon Caviar
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         There’s more to high-end edibles than lobster and foie gras: See what exorbitant ingredients Elizabeth Gunnison unearthed, and learn what’s behind the luxury pricing...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.11.12
                        
                         
                    recipes
Expensive Eats
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        Indulge with recipes starring our favorite high-end ingredients, including lobster, sweetbreads, saffron, caviar, and more. 
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.11.12
                        
                         
                    food + cooking
Most Expensive Fungus: White Truffles
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         There’s more to high-end edibles than lobster and foie gras: See what exorbitant ingredients Elizabeth Gunnison unearthed, and learn what’s behind the luxury pricing...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.11.12
                        
                         
                    food + cooking
Most Expensive Fruit: Yubari King Melons
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         There’s more to high-end edibles than lobster and foie gras: See what exorbitant ingredients Elizabeth Gunnison unearthed, and learn what’s behind the luxury pricing...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.11.12
                        
                         
                    food + cooking
Most Expensive Spice: Saffron
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         There’s more to high-end edibles than lobster and foie gras: See what exorbitant ingredients Elizabeth Gunnison unearthed, and learn what’s behind the luxury pricing...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.11.12
                        
                         
                    food + cooking
Most Expensive Poultry Product: Swiftlet Nests
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         There’s more to high-end edibles than lobster and foie gras: See what exorbitant ingredients Elizabeth Gunnison unearthed, and learn what’s behind the luxury pricing...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.11.12
                        
                         
                    food + cooking
Most Expensive Coffee: Kopi Luwak
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         There’s more to high-end edibles than lobster and foie gras: See what exorbitant ingredients Elizabeth Gunnison unearthed, and learn what’s behind the luxury pricing...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.11.12
                        
                         
                    food + cooking
Most Expensive Pantry Staple: Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         There’s more to high-end edibles than lobster and foie gras: See what exorbitant ingredients Elizabeth Gunnison unearthed, and learn what’s behind the luxury pricing...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.11.12
                        
                         
                    food + cooking
Most Expensive Meat: Jamón Ibérico de Bellota
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                 
                                 
                        
                            
                            
                
                
                        
                        
                         There’s more to high-end edibles than lobster and foie gras: See what exorbitant ingredients Elizabeth Gunnison unearthed, and learn what’s behind the luxury pricing...
                        
                    
                
                        
                        04.11.12
                        
                         
                    recipes
Lemon Blinis with Caviar and Scallion Crème Fraiche
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        These quick, buckwheat pancakes, made with baking powder (unlike the traditional yeast-based ones) are brightened with the addition of lemon zest.
                        
                    
                
                        
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