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The following foods might be leaving your stomach satisfied but what about your pockets?

The world’s most expensive spice

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Native to SW Asia, Saffron is a spice derived from the dried stigma of the flower Saffron Crocus. Each of these flowers have 3 stigmas. Approximately 150 flowers yield 1g! It costs more between 1100 and 11000 USD per kilogram, making it the world’s most expensive spice by weight!

The world’s most expensive nut

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The macadamia nut is grown on macadamia trees (there are 9 species, only 2 of which are edible!) which require fertile good soil and heavy rainfall to grow.

These plants are native to eastern Australia , New Caledonia and Indonesia. These nuts are only produced after the tree is 7-10 years old. A kg of these can sell for well over $30 USD!

The world’s most expensive tea

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This title is held by a rare chinese green/oolong tea by the name of Tieguanyin. Tea of the Iron bodhisattva is the closest English translation. It stands at around $1700USD per kg or around $15 for a cup (and we’re talking about a small teacup here!)

The world’s most expensive beer

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A bottle of this stuff costs $1000 and it’s only sold in a bar named Bierdrome in London. (Drinkers better be careful at the bar after a few glasses of alcohol as you could find a credit card bill sent to you asking for $1000! ^_^)

The world’s most expensive decoration (edible)

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It’s the edible gold leaf, used to decorate champagne or martinis. (A few drops of gold anyone?) It costs up to $50 per gram!

The world’s most expensive cheese

I know what you’re thinking. It’s got to be French, right? Believe it or not, the world’s most expensive cheese is Swedish and it’s made from moose milk and sold in upscale restaurants  in Sweden! The moose can only be milked around May to September which is why the cheese owns an expensive price tag of around $1.55 USD per mL. If it were contained in a 1L carton, then that’s around $1500 USD!