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$25,000 FOR A DESSERT. AND YOU STILL HAVE TO EAT IT BEFORE IT MELTS.
The world's most expensive dessert comes with edible gold, a diamond spoon and an 18-carat gold bracelet. Because apparently chocolate wasn't expensive enough.
We live in Monaco, where seeing something ridiculously expensive isn't exactly unusual. But Harriet wanted to know: what is the most ridiculous amount anyone has ever charged for dessert? The answer takes us to Serendipity 3 in New York and the Frrrozen Haute Chocolate, recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's most expensive dessert at $25,000. It uses a blend of 28 different cocoas, including 14 described as some of the world's most expensive, and is decorated with 5 grams of edible 23-carat gold. Then things get properly ridiculous. It's served in a gold-lined goblet and comes with an 18-carat gold bracelet set with one carat of diamonds. And because apparently an ordinary spoon would ruin the experience, you eat it with a gold spoon decorated with diamonds, which you also get to keep. So yes, it's a $25,000 dessert. Although Harriet has pointed out that if most of the money is going on jewellery, this might actually be a very expensive bracelet that happens to come with some chocolate.
Why it's ridiculous
Because someone looked at chocolate, whipped cream and ice cream and thought: “This needs diamonds.” The $25,000 price includes an 18-carat gold and diamond bracelet and a diamond-covered gold spoon, which does raise a fairly important question: Is it really the world's most expensive dessert, or the world's most expensive jewellery purchase with free pudding?
Dad's verdict
86
For $25,000 I'm licking the bowl, the spoon and probably asking if I can take the table home.
Harriet's verdict
80
Its more jewels with ice cream, not getting it at all
$25,000 for pudding. Although, to be fair, you do get to keep the spoon.
Ridiculous or understandable?
The five questions we both have to answer.
Dad
RidiculousBest thing about it
Not much, the diamonds
Worst thing about it
not enough ice cream
What I'd actually pay
$2000
If someone handed me the cash, would I buy it at full price?
No — I'd keep the money — I will stick to chocolate fudge cake
Harriet
RidiculousBest thing about it
The Jewels!
Worst thing about it
Won't taste very nice and get stuck in your teeth
What I'd actually pay
$1000
If someone handed me the cash, would I buy it at full price?
Maybe — Can I sell it on for $10,000
Your verdict