10 most expensive food in Japan

The price of Swiss cheese from moose milk is 500 dollars per pound; potatoes La Bonnotte varieties, which are grown in the west of France, worth 1543 dollars per 500 grams; beluga albino caviar Almas Iran sell for $ 25 thousand for a bottle of 24-carat gold. Luxury and insanely expensive food in every country, and the first in the world in terms of the number occupies land of the rising sun - Japan.

In the Japanese capital, Tokyo, is celebrated rather high cost of living; here are selling one of the most expensive and unique foods on the planet - something that can hardly be found in our local stores and supermarkets. In Japan, there is an old custom to give business partners and authorities in recognition of food products, in particular, high-quality fruits, which are sold in high-end and exclusive shops for wealthy clients. Starting from the world famous Wagyu Beef and ending square watermelons, Japan has much to offer both gourmets and connoisseurs of luxury product.

Milk - $ 43

Milk from the Japanese company Nakazawa Foods stores sold at $ 43 per 1 liter - a price that almost thirty times the cost of regular milk.

Milk from Nakazawa Foods recommended to use an adult, which are exposed to stressful situations, because it has beneficial effects on the nervous system and the work of the human brain. Anti-stress milk collected from cows once a week at dawn - the time when the body of animals observed high levels of melatonin, a hormone that is supposedly able to reduce the level of anxiety and worry, as well as alleviate the symptoms of depression in people.

Pizza with Beef - $ 66

filling pizza for $ 66, which can be enjoyed in the restaurant of the international network of fast food restaurants Domino's Pizza, is made up of potatoes, onions, special sauce for steaks and, of course, high-quality marbled beef that came from the city of Kobe, which is located on the Japanese island of Honshu .

Fugu - $ 100

Improperly cooked fish pufferfish of the family may be the last dinner of your life. Despite this, fugu has become one of the most popular Japanese dishes. Chef, specializing in the preparation of fugu, are subject to rigorous training program, after which receive a certificate confirming their qualifications. Typically, fugu prepared so that the fish remains in a small amount of poison that when it is used in the mouth forms a light effect numbness and tingling. The minimum price for the fugue in one portion is $ 100.

The square watermelon - $ 800 apiece

Square Watermelon - and tasty, and practical, especially for Japanese, which all little space, even in today's huge refrigerators. To watermelons bought uncharacteristic for them to form, they are grown in a cubic container of plastic or glass. In Japan, the square watermelons are sold in special stores of fruit for $ 200 apiece. Abroad, the cost can reach $ 800.

Matsutake Mushrooms - $ 2000 per kilogram

In the 1980-1990-ies matsutake mushrooms were almost the most popular product in Japan. Today, few of them where they grow due to environmental pollution, and they are very expensive. Every year in Japan, collected less than one thousand tons of matsutake. The price of mushrooms depends on the quality of the available quantity and origin. At the beginning of the season cost of matsutake mushrooms, depending on supply and demand can reach $ 2,000 per kilogram.

Wagyu Beef - from $ 500 to $ 2800

The word "Wagyu" literally translates as "Japanese cow" and is used to denote marbled beef varieties. Japanese, depending on the location of farms, using different methods of feeding and breeding cattle, among them can be called unusual massage, watering beer or sake and others. The goal - to get the meat, has an incredible aroma and taste. The best Wagyu beef produced in the city of Kobe (Honshu Island, Japan). Its cost an average of $ 500, but it can be as high as $ 2,800 per kilogram.

Roman ruby ​​(Ruby Roman) grapes - $ 4,000 for a bunch of

Roman ruby ​​- table grape varieties, bred in 2008 and cultivated only in Ishikawa Prefecture. Ruby Roman grapes always strictly checked for quality. Each grape must be red in color, have a ball the size of a table tennis, weight, at least 20 grams and sugar content of 18-22%. There is also a Roman ruby ​​grapes "premium". In this case, a grape must weigh 30 grams, and the entire cluster - at least 700 grams. In 2010, of the total crop, only six clusters were rated "premium grapes", in 2011 - none. In July 2013 the only bunch of Ruby Roman grapes "premium" has been sold for four thousand dollars.

Black watermelon densuke - $ 6,100 apiece

is grown on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, the rare black watermelon are known for their lush velvety flesh and incredibly sweet taste. Every year they grow no more than 10 thousand pieces. In 2008 vosmikilogrammovy densuke black watermelon was sold for 6,100 US dollars.

King Yubari melon - $ 26000 for two pieces of

King Yubari melon with a smooth rind and pulp of an orange - it is a hybrid of two cantaloupes, which is valued for its extraordinary richness and sweetness, as well as the ideal size and proportions. Royal Yubari melons often sell two pieces. they are in Japanese stores from 50 to 100 dollars each. At the auction of their price may rise to $ 26,000 per couple.

Toro - the price is not available

Toro - a fat belly of bluefin tuna, which is often used for sushi. The most valuable and high-quality toro is Otori - a piece of fillet, taken from the bottom of the fish closer to the head. Cost Toro is constantly changing depending on market prices.