Most expensive foods in the world

The world of the rich and famous is fascinating for many of us. They lead the life many of us want and they do what we only dream of us. Being a food fanatic, this time we’ll have a look at the most expensive foods in the world, most expensive drinks, deserts or spices.
1. Saffron, a spice grown worldwide, is derived from the saffron crocus flower. A pound of dry saffron (0.45 kg) requires 50,000–75,000 flowers to make, meaning an entire football field of these flowers. Requiring so much resources and labor, prices for the spice go around US$500/pound to US$5,000/pound (US$1100–US$11, 000 per kilogram).

2. The most expensive nut in the world is the Macadamia nut. The macadamia tree produces nuts only after it’s 7-10 years old, requiring fertile soil and heavy rainfall. These nuts have a very hard seed, but once it’s open it reveals a creamy white kernel containing up to 80% oil and 4% sugar. The cost of a kilogram of these nuts exceeds 30$.

3. The most expensive caviar in the world is not the black one, but the almas caviar! The word ‘almas’ is Iranian for diamond. Beluga caviar comes from a fish over 100 years old, that is virtually unchanged for 120 million years.. The luxurious caviar comes from the oldest survivor of the Dinosaur era. Beluga caviar ranges in price from more than $5,000 per kilogram in the United States

4. The most expensive mushroom in the world is the white truffle. The mushroom has its origins in the Langhe area of the Piedmont region in northern Italy, it can reach 12 cm diameter and 500g. These truffles are sold at a amazing price of €2,000 and €4,000 per kilogram ($1350 - $2700 per pound). The record price for this truffle was paid last year, in December, when Stanley Ho, the owner of the Macau casino paid $330,000 for 1.5kg of truffles.

5. The most expensive potato in the world is a French one, “La Bonnotte”. Annually, only 100 tons of this top quality potato are cultivated and collected only on the island Noirmoutier. The potato fields require to be fertilized only with seaweed in a climate shaped by the nearby sea. The cost of one single kilogram can reach €500 since this type of potato is almost extinct.

6. The most expensive beef in the world is the type of beef coming from the Wagyu cows. These Japanese cows are fed the best grass and provided the best treatment. That is why the meat is especially tender and particularly expensive. 200 grams of a fillet cost in Europe more than 100 dollars.

7. The most expensive sandwich in the world is the club sandwich from Essen aka von Essen Platinum Club Sandwich.. This triple-decker delicacy contains the finest chicken, ham, hard-boiled quails’ eggs and white truffles and it’s currently sold at Cliveden, Berkshire. The chicken (poulet de Bresse) is referred to as the ‘fourth gastronomic wonder of the world served with a topping of white truffles, sold at over a thousands ponds a month. At 1,182 calories, with 1.8oz of fat, it’s not the healthiest dish but certainly one of the most expensive. Costing 100 pounds (almost 200 dollars), this is a must-try for the food fanatics.

8.The most expensive pizza in the world, valued at 8300 Eur can be tasted in Italy. With generous toppings of caviar and lobster, the pizza has a diameter of 20cm and Louis XIII Remy Martin cognac poured all over it. 

9. The most expensive omelet in the world can be tasted at the Le Parker Meridien restaurant in New York. The $1,000 omelet consists of 10 ounces of sevruga caviar, a whole lobster, and six eggs. To make it in the privacy of your own home, the cost will be only $700.

10. Off to something sweet now with one of the most expensive deserts in the world, served at Serendipity 3, a popular restaurant in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The $1000 sundae was introduced in 2004 and was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most expensive dessert. It’s made up of 5 scoops of the richest Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream, Madagascar vanilla, 23K edible gold leaf and one of the most expensive chocolates in the world, Amedei Porceleana.

Reasons for Quit Smoking

When you quit smoking, you stop hurting those around you. The secondhand smoke from your cigarettes can make your family and friends have more colds and asthma attacks. It can also put them at risk for heart and lung diseases, and even lung cancer.
View all of the daily reasons to quit smoking:

• 1 year after quitting smoking: you reduce your risk for heart disease by 50 percent.

• 10 years after quitting smoking: your risk for dying from lung cancer is about half that of a continuing smoker's and your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas also decrease.

• 15 years after quitting smoking: your risk of heart disease is now the same as someone who has never smoked.

• 2 weeks to 3 months after quitting smoking: you have better circulation and your lung function increases up to 30 percent.

• 20 minutes after quitting smoking: your blood pressure drops to a level close to that before your last cigarette. The temperature of your hands and feet increases, returning to normal.

• 24 hours after quitting smoking: your chances of having a heart attack decrease.

• 5-15 years after quitting smoking: your risk of having a stroke is the same as someone who has never smoked.

• 8 hours after quitting smoking: the carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.

• When you quit smoking, you help prevent your children from smoking.

• If all pregnant women quit smoking, about 4,000 new babies would not die every year.

• A one pack-a-day smoker, who pays at least $3 per pack, can expect to save more than $1,000 per year. The cost of cigarettes only continues to rise, making the financial rewards of quitting even better.

• In the long term, quitting smoking reduces your risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, and lung diseases like emphysema or bronchitis.

• In the short term, quitting smoking reduces respiratory problems, dental problems, nervousness and depression, and a tendency toward health-damaging behavior.

• Mothers who quit smoking during pregnancy, then start smoking again once their babies are born, increase their children's chances of developing asthma and raises the risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

• People who quit, no matter what their age, live longer than people who continue to smoke.
  Quitting smoking reduces your risk for heart disease.

• Quitting smoking now is one of the most powerful steps you can take to improve your overall health.

• Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.

• Quitting smoking cleanses your body of harmful substances. More than 4,000 individual compounds have been identified in tobacco and tobacco smoke. Among these are about 60 compounds that cause cancer.

• Quitting smoking could lower the amount of cholesterol in your blood.

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• Quitting smoking during pregnancy lowers the risk of having a stillborn baby, a baby born too early or prematurely, or an infant with low birth weight.

• Quitting smoking during pregnancy reduces health risks for your unborn child. Smoking during and after pregnancy has been linked to asthma among infants and young children.

• Quitting smoking gets rid of your dependence on a very powerful substance. Did you know that nicotine is as addictive as heroin or cocaine?

• Quitting smoking helps protect the health of your baby during pregnancy.

• Quitting smoking helps protect your baby when you're breastfeeding. Women who smoke and breastfeed their babies can expose their infants to harmful chemicals from tobacco.

• Women smokers who use birth control pills have a higher risk of heart attack and stroke than nonsmokers who use birth control pills.

• Women who smoke generally experience menopause (stopping of menstrual periods) earlier.Quitting smoking may increase your level of self-confidence when doing physical activities.

• Quitting smoking protects your heart. Women who smoke are 2 to 6 times more likely to suffer a heart attack, and the risk increases with the number of cigarettes you smoke each day.

• Smoking and breastfeeding do not mix. Heavy smoking can reduce a mother's milk supply and can causenausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea in her baby.

• Quitting smoking reduces wrinkles and yellow spots on your fingers, and gives you a better sense of taste and smell.

• Quitting smoking reduces your risk for developing cancer of the cervix.

• Quitting smoking reduces your risk for infertility (not being able to get pregnant), pregnancy problems, earlier onset of menopause, and osteoporosis (thinning and weakening of bones).

• Quitting smoking substantially decreases the risk of lung, laryngeal, esophageal, oral, pancreatic, bladder, and cervical cancers.

• Smokers who quit before age 50 have half the risk of dying in the next 15 years compared to those who continue to smoke.

• Tobacco use by pregnant women has been linked with increased risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and mental retardation, secondhand smoke worsens the health of children with asthma.

• When you quit smoking, you stop hurting those around you. The secondhand smoke from your cigarettes can make your family and friends have more colds and asthma attacks. It can also put them at risk for heart and lung diseases, and even lung cancer.

• When you stop smoking you have fresher and better smelling clothes, hair, and breath.

• When you stop smoking, you improve your chances for a longer and healthier life.

• When you stop smoking, you save a lot of money that can be spent on more important things for yourself and your loved ones.

• When you stop smoking, things will taste and smell better.

• When you stop smoking, you'll spend less time, energy, and money cleaning your curtains, walls, windows, and mirrors.

• When you stop smoking, your pets will be happier. Did you know that secondhand smoke increases the risk of lung cancer in dogs?