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You were correct in truffles being one of the most expensive cooking ingredients; they can cost about $1,000.00 per pound for some. Also on the top of the most expensive ingredients to cook with is saffron, can cost up to $11,000.00 per kilogram. It is the most expensive spice/herb in the world, but not the most expensive ingredient. Saffron if the stamen of the Crocus flower and must be hand harvested, thus the high cost. The average cost for a gram of saffron is around $6.00. Another reason for the cost is that there is no real good substitute for it.
Another costly item to use in cooking is Japanese Kobe Beef; it can cost over $100.00 a pound. The high cost comes from the breed of cow, the time involved in tending to them, and their diet. The American Kobe Beef is usually less expensive because it is a cross breed.
Others are: Bluefin Tuna, Caviar – certain types, edible gold leaves, natural vanilla – second in cost only to saffron as a spice ingredient, bird’s nests (e.g. Bird’s Nest Soup, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird%27s_nest_soup), plus several other ingredients.
Sources:
http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/the-most-expensive-ingredients-in-the-world
http://www.luciesfarm.com/artman/publish/article_39.shtml
http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/3ACCBF1D-309F-4537-8067-8EA65C86F1B2/
http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/food-drink/ten-of-the-most-expensive-cooking-ingredients-in-the-world-blog-1-jo-romero.html
http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/vanillin/vanillinh.htm
Another costly item to use in cooking is Japanese Kobe Beef; it can cost over $100.00 a pound. The high cost comes from the breed of cow, the time involved in tending to them, and their diet. The American Kobe Beef is usually less expensive because it is a cross breed.
Others are: Bluefin Tuna, Caviar – certain types, edible gold leaves, natural vanilla – second in cost only to saffron as a spice ingredient, bird’s nests (e.g. Bird’s Nest Soup, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird%27s_nest_soup), plus several other ingredients.
Sources:
http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/the-most-expensive-ingredients-in-the-world
http://www.luciesfarm.com/artman/publish/article_39.shtml
http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/3ACCBF1D-309F-4537-8067-8EA65C86F1B2/
http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/food-drink/ten-of-the-most-expensive-cooking-ingredients-in-the-world-blog-1-jo-romero.html
http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/vanillin/vanillinh.htm
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