Expensive Foods only Rich People can afford

Expensive Foods only Rich People can afford

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Foods that are available only to the rich

Hello Food Lovers! We made a video especially for you, because we know that food is a very important part of our lives. Food allows for great conversations and it’s a great tool to connect with people from different cultures. Wouldn’t it be nice to try all the dishes in the world one day? I would definitely like that. Today I’ll introduce you to a variety of dishes that you probably haven’t tried yet, unless you’re super rich or you have rich friends who treated you to it. So get ready for “Foods that are available only to the rich.” You might be surprised to learn that not everyone has access to these foods, and if you have tried one of them, you are in a very privileged group and you should be thankful for it. Some of these foods come from animals and plants that I didn’t know existed. Or maybe I did, but didn’t think anyone would want to eat them! So get ready for a culinary adventure. I promise: it’ll be an eye (and probably mouth opening) experience.

Ortolan

I’m sorry we have to start with a dish that involves animal cruelty and probably, the breaking of some laws, but I’m just here to tell you about these dishes.The ortolan is a song bird that’s been considered a delicacy in the French Cuisine for a very long time. Also, it’s been the target of lots of mystical tales and controversies and here’s why: In order to prepare this dish, they lock the bird inside a dark room or they blindfold it just so it can gobble on a crazy amount of grains. The bird is then put in lots of alcohol, before they prepare it and serve it whole to fancy rich guests at prestigious high class restaurants. Whoever dares to eat this has to put a napkin over their head, which apparently covers their shame from other people and divine entities! In 1999, the dish became illegal, but apparently there’s still a small percentage of the world population that has access to it, even though it is an illegal and horrible practice.

Goose Barnacles

When I think about barnacles, all I can think about is getting scratched by them while swimming near piers and other platforms in the ocean. Those things are painful! But apparently, some of them also make for a very exclusive and delicious dish. The goose barnacles, also known as percebes, are sources from the coast of Galicia in Spain, and they have become the ultimate ingredient for one of the creations by Justin Horne, a private chef who specializes in serving the stars. But Justin is not the only one using them. These barnacles are highly popular in different parts of Spain and Portugal, but of course, only among the people who can actually pay for them. The sad thing about this is that there are at least five people who die each year while harvesting this rare type of barnacle. No wonder the dish is so expensive - fishermen put their lives at risk while getting it! Even if they don’t lose their life, they could potentially get injured. Something surprising about this rare dish is the fact that it used to be eaten by the indigenous peoples of California - way before it became an expensive and hard to access delicacy.


Foie Gras

Like Ortolan, foie gras also involves the overfeeding of a bird. In this case, the animal in question is a duck or a goose. Breeders force the duck to eat twice a day for twelve days and a half, and if it’s a goose - they feed them three times a day for seventeen days in a row. After a long wait, the days of the animal come to an end and people get Foie Gras out of their liver. People who’ve tried it say the taste is buttery, rich and very delicate and it doesn’t compare to eating the liver of an ordinary duck or goose. Sometimes it’s sold as a whole, but it can also be sold as a mouse, parfait or pate. And it’s also a great accompaniment to other main dishes such as steak. According to the French law, Foie Gras is part of their cultural and gastronomical national heritage. But even though France is the largest producer of this dish, you can also get it in other European countries as well as in other places like China and the United States.



Saffron

Who knew spices could be that expensive? I never thought so, but it looks like some spices can actually be very expensive if you buy them raw. In the case of saffron, the price per pound starts at $1,500. They usually sell it by gram and they come from the stigmas of tiny flowers - I don’t know how familiar you are with biology, but the stigma is the central part of the flower from where it reproduces.