A British entry has proudly made the Top Ten of the world’s most expensive desserts at Forbes Traveller with a golden plum soufflé priced at £24, and a favorite of pudding lovers at the Waterside Inn in Bray, Berkshire. Other decadent delicacies on the list are not quite so humble with desserts from Dubai, USA and Thailand coming in ahead of Britain. The Americans have managed to take 3 places with the most noteable being a dark chocolate Brownie Extraordinaire, topped with Italian hazelnuts and served with ice-cream, served alongside a Saint Louis crystal perfume bottle filled with a shot of rare 1996 Quinta Do Noval port, to be sprayed into the mouth between bites. The dessert is dished up at Brûlée in Atlantic City, New Jersey and will set you back £500. My personal favourite has to be the ‘Valfhona Chocolate Sphere’ from Al Mahara Restaurant in the fabulous Burj Al Arab Hotel Dubai. A warm chocolate sauce is poured over a very thin chocolate shell, causing the sphere to implode, which reveals luscious raspberries and layers of chocolate inside. Surprisingly for Dubai it's only $48.00 which is why they came ninth on the list. Scooping up the honours for top position on the list is the ‘Fortress Aquamarine’ located in a luxury resort in Galle, Sri Lanka. For a mere £7,300 you can order an 80-carat aquamarine, balanced on an upright sliver of chocolate shaped to resemble the resort’s logo. It comes with cassata served in a vase of sugar. The handmade glass utensils are not included in the price, but the gem is. Although interesting to note that not one ‘Fortress Aquamarine’ has been sold yet.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Just a Trifle too Rich?
A British entry has proudly made the Top Ten of the world’s most expensive desserts at Forbes Traveller with a golden plum soufflé priced at £24, and a favorite of pudding lovers at the Waterside Inn in Bray, Berkshire. Other decadent delicacies on the list are not quite so humble with desserts from Dubai, USA and Thailand coming in ahead of Britain. The Americans have managed to take 3 places with the most noteable being a dark chocolate Brownie Extraordinaire, topped with Italian hazelnuts and served with ice-cream, served alongside a Saint Louis crystal perfume bottle filled with a shot of rare 1996 Quinta Do Noval port, to be sprayed into the mouth between bites. The dessert is dished up at Brûlée in Atlantic City, New Jersey and will set you back £500. My personal favourite has to be the ‘Valfhona Chocolate Sphere’ from Al Mahara Restaurant in the fabulous Burj Al Arab Hotel Dubai. A warm chocolate sauce is poured over a very thin chocolate shell, causing the sphere to implode, which reveals luscious raspberries and layers of chocolate inside. Surprisingly for Dubai it's only $48.00 which is why they came ninth on the list. Scooping up the honours for top position on the list is the ‘Fortress Aquamarine’ located in a luxury resort in Galle, Sri Lanka. For a mere £7,300 you can order an 80-carat aquamarine, balanced on an upright sliver of chocolate shaped to resemble the resort’s logo. It comes with cassata served in a vase of sugar. The handmade glass utensils are not included in the price, but the gem is. Although interesting to note that not one ‘Fortress Aquamarine’ has been sold yet.
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