Cover image via Infobae1. Kobe beef, valued at more than $780 (RM3,258) per kg in Japan
Kobe beef was only available exclusively in Japan prior to 2012. It was first exported to Macau in January 2012, then to Hong Kong in July 2012. Since then, it has also been exported to the US, Singapore, Thailand, and Canada.
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2. Ayam Cemani or Indonesian Black Chicken, sold for $2,500 (RM10,443) per chicken or $199 (RM831) per chick
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3. Pule (Serbian donkey milk cheese), valued at $1,092 (RM4,561) per kg
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4. Kopi luwak or civet coffee, valued at up to $3,000 (RM12,532) per kg outside of Indonesia
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5. Beluga caviar, valued at $7,000 to $10,000 (RM29,242 to RM41,775) per kg
Consisting of salted roe (or eggs) of the beluga sturgeon *Huso huso*, Beluga caviar is the most expensive type of caviar available in the gourmet market. Don't be surprised if market prices spike up in the near future; **overfishing has led to the beluga sturgeon being considered critically endangered**.
The eggs range in colour from dark grey (almost black) to light grey, with the lighter coloured and most valued ones coming from older fish. **An extremely rare pearly-white variety, called Almas (Russian for 'diamond') or Gawad (Persian for 'diamond'), is regularly sold for a whopping $34,500 (RM144,123) per kg and beautifully-packed in a 24-karat gold-plated tin.** Almas is harvested from a rare albino sturgeon between 60 to 100 years old which swims only in the southern Caspian Sea of Iran.
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The prized delicacy is traditionally **handled with a spoon made of mother of pearl, bone, or other non-metallic material**, as metal utensils could impart a metallic taste to the roe (hence ruining its taste).
6. Bluefin tuna, costs up to $7,700 (RM32,166) per kg. Expect to pay at least $25 (RM104) for a thin slice of bluefin tuna sashimi.
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7. Black Densuke Watermelons, average selling price of $250 (RM1,044) each. The first harvested fruits of the year are often auctioned off, selling for up to $5,250 (RM21,931) per pop.
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**In June 2008, one of the first harvested watermelons was sold at an auction for 650,000 yen (RM20,000), making it the most expensive watermelon ever sold.**
8. Yubari King Melons, average selling price from $50 (RM208) to $100 (RM417) each. The first and perfectly spherical fruits of the year can be auctioned for as high as $20,000 (RM83,550) for a pair of melons!
**In 2007, a pair of Yubari king melons were sold for $16,149 (RM67,462) while two Yubari king melons were sold together for $20,186 (RM83,327) in 2008. Earlier this year, a pair of melons were sold for $12,111 (RM50,593).**
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9. Ruby Roman Grapes, a 700g bunch of 26 grapes was sold for 1 million yen or $8,074 (RM33,729) in July this year
Grown and marketed entirely in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, the Ruby Roman is red in colour and each grape is about the size of a ping-pong ball. The first Ruby Roman grapes were sold in August 2008 for $807 (RM3,371) per 700g bunch. That's $26 (RM108) per grape! **Said to be the most expensive variety of grapes, a single bunch of 26 Ruby Roman grapes at a weight of 700g were sold for 1 million yen, or $8,074 (RM33,729) in July 2015.**
Japanese farmer Tsutomu Takemori displays a cluster of recently-developed 'Ruby Roman' grapes at his vineyard in Kahoku city in Ishikawa prefecture, northern Japan in August 2008.
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10. Matsutake Mushroom, the Japanese variety is valued up to $2,000 (RM8,355) per kg
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11. Italian White Alba Truffle. Typically going for about $660 (RM2,757) per kg, rarer varieties can go as high as $52,250 (RM218,274) per kg or more in auctions.
Truffles wait on a silver platter to be sold at the International Truffle Auction in Alba, Italy.
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12. La Bonnotte potatoes, sold for up to $708 (RM2,957) per kg
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13. Jamón Ibérico de bellota or Iberian Acorn-fed Ham, sold for at least $211 (RM881) per kg and cost up to $1,300 (RM5,430) for a pound of leg
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14. Saffron, sold for $1,000 (RM4,177) to $11,000 (RM45,952) per kg
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15. Edible gold leaf, estimated at $33,000 (RM137,857) to $110,000 (RM459,525) per kg. Eat this and you'll be literally s*ting gold. 😉
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