• @QuarterSwede@lemmy.world
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    To drink would probably be Sam Adam’s Utopia (2014 or earlier). Not to my liking and very disappointing honestly. It was rich but not beer like at all. Much more like a liqueur, which I’m generally not a fan of.

    To eat is probably whatever I had at The Blue Door in Miami. High brow modern food. Think it was the duck. It was good but the experience itself was worth it.

    To contrast, the best meat I’ve had is Ostrich. That was just amazing meat. Not cheap but not the highest priced either.

  • @EdibleFriend@lemmy.world
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    My bipolar meds, without insurance, are $800 a month. I have yet to slap a bitch at work so I would say they’re worth it so far.

  • Mojo
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    102 years ago

    I think some kind of exotic wagyu meat. Very good, but very small portion and not worth the money. I think it was 140€ or something like that. With a drink included.

  • @Skies5394@lemmy.ml
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    I was taken to a very expensive steak restaurant once, and while others got more expensive cuts I got a 10 oz California sirloin aged 8 years in house.

    I love steak, I loved steak, I will always love steak, but every steak from that day has to measure up to that one and never will.

    I’m so glad I had the experience, but I don’t have $280 to blow on steak each time I want it lol.

    • @Odelay42@lemmy.world
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      8 years? Are you sure?

      That’s more than quadruple the longest time I’ve ever seen a piece of beef dry aged.

      • @Skies5394@lemmy.ml
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        Good catch. It’s been some time and I was way off. Just checked their menu and it’s 60 days. wayyyy off

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
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    • A4 wagyu tomahawk

    • Louis XIII cognac

    • pure saffron

    Worth it? Definitely. Especially since I didn’t pay for any of it. This was all professional training as a fine dining server.

      • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
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        Not worth the price, even in the special cut leaded crystal sipping cups. It was the best cognac I’ve ever had, but not nearly the best brandy, and I don’t even like brandy that much.

        Now the wagyu, that was absolutely worth the price. 48z for $190, so about $4/z, pre-cook weight. I had about $15 worth, one mouthful, and I would have been willing to pay for what I got if it wasn’t free.

        But the Louis XIII at least satisfied my life goal to eat something aged longer than I am old.

  • @x3n0s@lemmy.world
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    I’ve been to several Michelin places, usually around $300 - $400 per person without wine. Definitely worth it for the quality, creativity, and experience.

    I’ve already had A5 Kobe at around $60 an ounce, and caviar around $250 an ounce. Both worth it for an occasional splurge.

    I also had a glass of a 1967 Bordeaux (don’t remember which one) that I didn’t pay for and it was good, but nothing better than some $50 bottles I’ve had before. Granted I’m not a wine expert or anything so maybe it’s quality was lost on me.

  • @OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
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    Kobe Beef in Kobe, Japan.

    Best beef I ever had. Not worth it though. I didn’t realize how loaded my friend was when she suggested it to me, so I ended up reserving for 4 people before checking the prices.

    I did spend 700$ eating sushi one time though. That time was worth it. For any sushi lovers planning a Japan trip - Stay out of the main cities and go for the coast. The best sushi is far from Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka.

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      For any sushi lovers planning a Japan trip - Stay out of the main cities and go for the coast. The best sushi is far from Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka.

      Noted 😊

  • Doubletwist
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    A ‘wagyu’ New York Strip for $120.

    It was okay but really not worth it. I’ve made better steaks on my grill at home with $10 worth of Select Grade NY Strip.

  • @Piers@beehaw.org
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    As others have noted proper good quality fresh truffle is really worth it (unlike all the “it’s no nicer than regular food but we’ve served it on a statue, covered it in gold leaf and sprinkled salt onto it off the top of a bald man’s head” fancy food you can spend a fortune on.) Freshly shaved truffle is like if Willy Wonka decided to turn his hand to making the perfect savoury food experience. It smells like the most satisfying food ever and then the instant your teeth slightly penetrate the surface of the shaving it somehow seems to instantly fill every space in your head with that scent at double the intensity and your whole mouth is awash with a uniquly rich and warm flavour.

    I love single origin chocolate and was once gifted a bar of Amedei Porcelana (sometimes called “the most expensive chocolate in the world.”) It was, unsurprisingly, a perfectly executed bar of chocolate. Texture, balance of sugar to cocoa etc were all flawless. The flavour was delicate and perfectly balanced. It was like the most refined expression of the exact central archetype of what chocolate should taste like. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone who would like to experience the most perfectly chocolatey chocolate. Personally I found that while it was a flawless execution of a straight down the middle chocolate and I am very glad to have had it, I prefer a bit more character and so my favourite bar is still the Grenada Chocolate Co 71% (which slaps you in the face with big juicy tropical fruit flavour and is overall not quite as refined as Amedai Porcelana.) Though I’ve not had the chance to eat either in several years so I suppose it’s possible they may have changed since…

  • @HelixDab2@lemm.ee
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    Frozen green beans from Costco. They were contaminated with listeria–there was a recall–and I was one of the lucky ones that got to have a stay in the hospital. The CT showed that the blood was just because the constant shitting had stripped the lining out of my colon. The hospital never got a culture, just gave me a bunch of antibiotics, so the law firm that was handling the recall told me to fuck off with my hospital bills.

    1/10, would not repeat.

  • @Moghul@lemmy.world
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    Most expensive thing I bought was wagyu that I seared and ate with a side of parmesan steak fries with rosemary and a glass of red wine. It was well worth it, but if you’re expecting a steak, that’s not what it is. It’s somewhere between butter and meat, and almost like a separate type of food all by itself. The fat isn’t greasy or stringy, the flavor is strong, sear it medium rare with just salt, no oil.

    Most expensive food I’ve had was a fancy company dinner at a french style restaurant. Half the food I wasn’t really sure what it was exactly but even simple things like the eggs were cooked perfectly. The final dish was tenderloin and it was cooked perfectly medium rare. 10/10 dinner and well worth it, but I’m glad I didn’t have to foot the bill

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    Lobster probably. Ocean cockroaches have the perfect texture to put flavored butter in your mouth. Particularly love lobster rolls with some nice herbs. Crazy how we like ocean roaches so much we’ve made them expensive.

    • @fubo@lemmy.world
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      When I lived in coastal New England in the early 2000s, a lobster roll was a hot dog bun with some random lobster chunks and a little bit of mayo, and you could get it at Stop & Shop for five bucks if the lobster catch was doing well.

      I live in the Bay Area now and if you see an item called “lobster roll” here it’s probably $25 and it’s on brioche or something, and it’s not even good.

      If you live in lobster town, eat lobster rolls. If you live in taco town, eat tacos.