Domenico Crolla’s Pizza Royale 007 – $4,200
Domenico Crolla is a Scottish chef known for putting portraits into his pizza creations. He decided to create the Pizza Royale 007, though the producers of the James Bond films did not commission it. It was a 12-inch pie, filled with lobsters marinated in cognac, caviar soaked in champagne, tomato sauce, Scottish smoked salmon, prosciutto, venison medallions, and vintage balsamic vinegar. To top it all, there are 24-carat gold flakes. They are not to be taken home, however, as they are edible.
Densuke Black Watermelon – $6,100
Black watermelons are rare items, especially the Densuke variety that is only grown in the island of Hokkaido in Japan. A harvest will typically yield only a few dozen fruits. What makes it special, aside from its rarity? Its hardness and crispness are just perfect, plus, the level of sweetness is just incomparable. A fruit that weighed 17 pounds once went for $6,100.
No, these are not the ordinary cantaloupes that you can find in the supermarket. The orange-fleshed Yubari King melons are coveted because of its proportion and sweetness. These items are so in demand that auctions are actually conducted for its purchase. In 2008, over 100 melon fruits from Yubari were on the block. The most perfect of all was the first item put on sale. A businessman who owns a souvenir shop and seafood lunch restaurant made a bid of nearly $23,000 for the honor and privilege of taking home that particular fruit.
No, these are not the ordinary cantaloupes that you can find in the supermarket. The orange-fleshed Yubari King melons are coveted because of its proportion and sweetness. These items are so in demand that auctions are actually conducted for its purchase. In 2008, over 100 melon fruits from Yubari were on the block. The most perfect of all was the first item put on sale. A businessman who owns a souvenir shop and seafood lunch restaurant made a bid of nearly $23,000 for the honor and privilege of taking home that particular fruit.
The Almas caviar is an extremely rare food item from Iran. Caviars are already expensive to begin with, but the rarity of this item makes it even more expensive. As a matter of fact, even finding a store that sells it is like looking for a needle in the haystack. The only store known to carry this item is the Caviar House & Prunier located in Picadilly in London. The store packages the caviar on a per kilo basis and places it in a tin made of 24 karat gold. Selling price is $25,000. If you want just a taste of it, then a smaller tin is sold for $1,250.
Italian White Alba Truffle – $160,406
Truffles are expensive items, but none as dear as the Italian white alba version. These items have become difficult to cultivate, thus explaining the exorbitant price. A huge white alba truffle that came in at around 1.51 kilograms was once sold for over $160,000. A retail investor from Hong Kong and his wife brought home the truffle.
শাঁখা
-- নির্মলেন্দু গুণ
আমি তোমাকে শাঁখা দিতে চাইলাম,
তুমি চাইলে অর্থহীন সোনার কাঁকন।
আমি তোমাকে সংসার দিতে চাইলাম,
তুমি চাইলে সুসজ্জিত স্তব্ধ অবকাশ।
আমি তোমাকে সন্তান দিতে চাইলাম,
তুমি চাইলে বাস্তবের বিদির্ণ পলাশ।
আমি তোমাকে স্বপ্ন দিতে চাইলাম,
তুমি ঘুমের ওষুধ কিনে নিলে।
-- নির্মলেন্দু গুণ
আমি তোমাকে শাঁখা দিতে চাইলাম,
তুমি চাইলে অর্থহীন সোনার কাঁকন।
আমি তোমাকে সংসার দিতে চাইলাম,
তুমি চাইলে সুসজ্জিত স্তব্ধ অবকাশ।
আমি তোমাকে সন্তান দিতে চাইলাম,
তুমি চাইলে বাস্তবের বিদির্ণ পলাশ।
আমি তোমাকে স্বপ্ন দিতে চাইলাম,
তুমি ঘুমের ওষুধ কিনে নিলে।
