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Daily Pampering: The world's most expensive sushi
Really top-notch sushi is pricey, no doubt about it. But you work hard, and if you're a fan of the raw fish, there's nothing like a serious splurge when your wallet's fat. Angelito Araneta, Jr. laughs in your face. The 21-year-old, Manila-based chef, known for his "unusual" food artworks, recently debuted the world's most expensive sushi, which goes for 91,800 pesos-an estimated $2,000 to $2,700 USD, depending upon which news report you read. The five-piece nigiri, which appears to be augmented with crab, is encrusted with .20-karat African ("gives new meaning to blood") diamonds, and wrapped in 24-karat gold leaf. Because sometimes, you just have a hankering for precious gems with your hamachi.
Araneta's prior stunt was a diamond-studded, gold-leaf wrapped wedding cake, which sells for approximately $2,500. The young entrepreneur sells his culinary objets d'art as gifts for courtships or marriage proposals. The downside? Getting the diamonds back after the meal...
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ninja Lurk Jul 17th 2010 7:35AM
That is completely, utterly ridiculous.
Bob Jul 17th 2010 8:42AM
Why doesn't AOL do something about spammers who post stupid, intrusive advertising on a story about raw fish. Hopefully, they will " check it out" and get a real life, and job and quit scamming people who want to enjoy the internet. Thank you.
Angiebaby Jul 17th 2010 10:06AM
There is a serious principle involved here. I refuse to eat any fish with better jewelry than I have!
Roy Jul 17th 2010 9:49AM
couldn't help but notice the goofy little drama queen used fake crabmeat.
Opihi Jul 17th 2010 6:22PM
Yep Roy ... we're probably the only people who actually noticed that fake crab meat. The best sush/sashimi I ever had was in Hawaii at a local Japanese run restaurant .... with wasabi so hot, I thought I had a brain infarction. Created by a master sushi chef right in front of me. I think we paid less thasn $50 for two people .... about ten years ago to be sure.
This "adding" value has gone beyond acceptable .... diamonds and gold added to FOOD ..... it's nothing more than a publicity stunt. I'd like to post a few photos of starving kids in Haiti outside this jerk's establishment. Sour grapes? No way. I've moved with the millionnaires and sampled some of the best cuisine ... and nicest restaurants in the world. Very enjoyable only if the food matches up to the hype. Which too often it doesn't.
Now with a major "value adjustment" and with years of high living behind me ... I can still enjoy a treat now and then. But 'value added" is just another scam. And a distasteful one at that. On a lower level, the same silliness as stuffing a gorgeous fresh lobster with crab .... for heavens sake. If it's a really good lobster, you only need drawn butter.
This sort of nonsense nauseates me.
mary Jul 17th 2010 11:02AM
There just seems to be no limit as to how stupid human beings can be!
Xanda Jul 17th 2010 2:05PM
What people want to do with their money is none of my business. They earn it, they spend it.
ENNUI Jul 17th 2010 3:10PM
you are just the kind of poor person the rich enjoy....just drool and accept.
Xanda Jul 17th 2010 3:33PM
Chip-on-your-shoulder much. You sound like you want gold/diamond/whatevs sushi more than I do.
I think it's neat that they have it, but I wouldn't pay money to put it in my mouth, even if I was rich. But I'm certainly not going to go around telling other people how to spend their money.
I may be a poor student now, but I'm (slowly) working my way up. So don't think you can judge me because I'm not a poor bitter person stewing in my own resentment. I don't have time for it.
Val Jul 17th 2010 2:35PM
What a relief.I thought it would be sushi made from some form of marine life
( read: whale) on the verge of extinction.
Xanda Jul 17th 2010 3:34PM
Eh, this post was supposed to be a reply to something else. I can't delete it, so just ignore it >.
Raul Jul 17th 2010 4:14PM
Eating raw fish is really a very stupid fad, not to mention possibly dangerous. Just another way people turn a primative way of eating into something to impress their co-workers with.
Johnson Jul 27th 2010 12:01PM
this is definitely NOT his most expensive sushi according to the other sites:
Recently, we have told you about the world’s most expensive sushi garnished with diamonds and gold by the Filipino chef Angelito Araneta Jr., but in his quest for the most expensive sushi, Angelito Jr. of Karat-Chef has created an even more expensive sushi roll.
Ingredients according to Chef’s Facebook page include:
12-yr-old Italian balsamic vinegar, Japanese rice, 70-yr-old virgin water, Muscovado sugar, Norwegian pink salmon, cucumber, mango, foie gras, sea cucumber (smoked then pickled and steamed ’til tender sticky), genuine crabmeat, wild saffron, mayonnaise with butter and are garnished with 12 local Palawan pearls and 4 .20ct African diamonds of VVS clarity.
This most expensive sushi is available for sale for a price of $4,300, almost double his prior expensive sushi, priced at $2,750. Further, the prices for this new and expensive sushi rolls are subject to change without prior notice, depends on stone clarity and ingredients used, and even takes into account the customer’s budget. So, get ready to dig in!
Read more: http://www.bornrich.org/entry/world-s-most-expensive-sushi-gets-a-new-taste-and-a-price-hike/#ixzz0utlQ6f2J
by the way, i work in a pawnshop and judging the clarity of the stones in it plus the pearls, i think the value of it is far more than the price. this should approximately amount to 4-5k US$ the gems alone. i dont know if these are blood diamonds and pearls but i know he gets it at a very low price if this is correct. yes, i would rather buy these dishes and resell the stones afterwards than get a Louis Vuitton bag that has no pawn value at all. i am probably one of those people thIs person is catered to. i hope i can go to his shop someday.