TOP 12 Most Expensive food in the world

Moose milk cheese can cost up to $500 (approx Rs 26,900) per pound and is only available at private moose cow farms in rural Sweden.




A pound of Kopi Luwak coffee, which passes through the digestive tract of a civet before being dried, can cost nearly $230 (approx Rs 12,000).




A pound of Kobe beef, which must come from the Kobe prefecture in Japan, can cost up to $500 (approx Rs 26,900).


One pound of La Bonnotte potatoes can cost up to $1,543 (approx Rs 83,000). The potatoes can only be cultivated on Noirmoutier, an island off Western France, and once ran the risk of extinction.




Bluefin tuna can be sold for up to $1,365 (approx Rs 73,500) per pound. A 593-pound fish sold at auction in Japan for $736,000 (approx Rs 3.9 crore).




Japan's Matsutake mushrooms can sell for $2,000 (approx Rs 1 lakh) per pound. The tree that shelters the mushrooms have been decimated by insects, causing the mushrooms to become extremely rare.




Saffron costs $2,700 (approx Rs 1.4 lakh) per pound. The spice has to be harvested by hand and it takes more than 75,000 filaments to make one pound.




European white truffles sell for up to $3,600 (approx Rs 1.9 lakh)  per pound. Truffle farmers use dogs to hunt for the truffles, which grow wild underground at the base of an oak tree.




A 17-pound Densuke Black Watermelon sold for $6,100 (approx Rs 3.2 lakh) in 2009 in Japan. Densukes are only grown on the Japanese Island of Hokkaido, which produces around 10,000 of the fruit a year.




One pound of Tieguanyin Tea, a premium form of oolong tea, can cost up to $6,600 (approx Rs 3.5 lakh).

Almas Caviar, which comes from a beluga sturgeon, is sold in a 24-karat gold tin for $25,000 (approx Rs 13 lakh).




Yubari King Melons, a rare variety from Japan, have sold for as much as $26,000 (approx Rs 14 lakh) a pair. But the prized fruits typically sell for $50 to $100 (approx Rs 2,600 to Rs 5,300) at Japanese department stores.