Japanese businessman breaks record for highest price ever paid for sushi. Obviously something fishy

KJI

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Justice4243

I don't know about you guys but I want steak.

The sequel to Snakes on a Plane didn't fare so well. 

Probably because the solution to all the movies problems was to get on a plane where there where no snakes.

Mr. Darcy

Justice42 said:

The sequel to Snakes on a Plane didn't fare so well. 

There should have been snakes on the helicarrier in Avengers.

Justice4243

For whatever reason, the thread title reminds of this:

http://www.luxist.com/2008/05/14/theres-a-5-000-burger-in-las-vegas/

$5,000 burger.

Probably ridiculous to some extent, but at least Hubert Keller uses the money on ingredients and isn't copping out by having people eat gold shavings or diamonds or something absurd. 

Obā-san

The burger isn't quite as pricey once you factor out the wine.

Justice4243

Agreed. I'm sure that wine itself is a few thousand dollars.

King_Friday

The truffles - if they are the finest would be also be worth several hundred dollars.

KJI

Why do some people derive pleasure from the consumption of wealth? It is, most likely, because their dick is small. 

King_Friday

Well my gaping vagina wants a $5000 burger.

Justice4243

^^Eh, I think that might work if people where eating gold shaving or pearls, or precious stones, or what have you, but at least all the components are things people would actually eat.

ProfessorGator

Reminds me of the $1000 slice of caviar pizza I saw on a random Travel Channel show once.

KJI

I suppose that may be true, but the stomach of a rich person is not different from that of a non-rich person. If I were to defy societal norms and steal the burger, I doubt it would taste any different than if I bought it with money I stole. Maybe my guilt glands would secrete saliva that makes me feel terrible. I dunno much about saliva.

Justice4243

^^That doesn't bug me that much either, I mean, things are worth a certain amount based on rarity, demand, etc... Up to whoever has the scratch to spend if it's actually WORTH that much over say, the feeling they get for spending that money on helping the needy. 

Shit like this: 

Where You Can Find It: Serendipity 3 (Yes, the same place as the most expensive burger)

Price: $25,000

What Makes It So Expensive: The Frrrozen Haute Chocolate ice cream sundae contains a blend of 28 cocoas, including 14 of the most expensive in the world. It is decorated with edible gold and served in a goblet lined with edible gold. As if all that weren’t enough, there is an 18 karat gold bracelet with 1 carat of diamonds in the bottom of the sundae, and the treat is served with a golden spoon decorated in white and chocolate diamonds, both of which go home with the diner.

Read the full text here: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/141803#ixzz29E6MSatb 

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Bugs the HELL out of me.

I mean, I guess you get to keep the spoon, but how much money is being spent on gold that adds nothing to the taste and is just being crapped out.

KJI

Well, if a homeless man were to find the shit in a sewer, he could potentially pawn it in order to afford hand soap to wash his hands of the shit he dug through to get to the gold.

KJI

Capitalism.

Obā-san

KJI said:

Capitalism.

lee4hmz

That and most of the price is in the jewelry and that fancy spoon. There's maybe a gram or so of gold in that ice cream, and it's not worth anywhere near $25,000. 

lee4hmz

Indeed, I did some poking around, and you can get an entire pack of edible gold leaf for around $70.

Misery

high price food mmmmmmm :)

Justice4243

That and most of the price is in the jewelry and that fancy spoon. There's maybe a gram or so of gold in that ice cream, and it's not worth anywhere near $25,000. 

I think what partially bugs me is people do these "most expensive meals" lists and someone spends $25,000, but they're not getting $25,000 worth of food, they're getting maybe a couple hundred dollars worth of food with a bunch of diamonds and gold and stuff.

I guess Hubert is kinda cheating as well with the wine, but at least it's something you're suppose to put in your mouth,

glennmagusharvey

What the hell is edible gold anyway?

Also,
> highest price ever paid for sushi
> sushi
> something fishy
NO DUH

lee4hmz

GMH: Just what it sounds like: Food-grade (i.e. "no lead or whatever") gold leaf. Gold itself is non-toxic, so eating it won't hurt you.

Salix Babylonika

However, that does not make it tasty.

glennmagusharvey

So...it's physically possible to eat gold, and then since I'm pretty sure gold is just inert in the human body, after eating gold, you end up shitting gold.

Wow, that's stupid and pointless.

Salix Babylonika

It also makes great fodder for "what, did you bet on the [YOUR LEAST FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM HERE]?" jokes.

Justice4243

14. The Most Expensive Sushi

Where You Can Find It: Request it From Filipino Chef Angelito Araneta Jr.

Price: $1,978.15 for five pieces

What Makes It So Expensive: Well, each piece of sushi is wrapped in gold leaf and topped with caviar, three Mikimoto pearls and served with a diamond. No word on what fish was actually used on the inside of the sushi rolls, but I’m kind of hoping it’s imitation crab.

Read the full text here: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/141803#ixzz29NlKLp2p 
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Damnit Guinness, do not encourage this bullshit!

lee4hmz

GMH: Unfortunately, most of the alternatives (like brass) would actually be bad in this case; brass is copper and zinc (both of which are toxic in large amounts) and often has other nasties in it.