HERB/SPICE
Saffron (zah’fa’ron)- saffron, botanical name crocus sativus, is the most expensive spice in the world. Derived from the dried stigmas of the purple saffron crocus, it takes anything from 70,000 to 250,000 flowers to make one pound of saffron. Moreover, the flowers have to be individually hand-picked in the autumn when fully open. Fortunately, only a little needs to be added to dish to lend it colour and aroma; to much makes the food bitter and large quantities of it can be toxic.
CHOCOLATE
Chocopologie- made by Knipschildy Chocolatier,, this incredibly expensive chocolate costs around $2600 per pound. A single dark chocolate truffle costs two hundred fifty dollars, and has a real black French truffle – the mushroom – inside.
Beverages


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