How much should a french fries sell for?
In the general fast food restaurant, ten to twenty yuan can buy a portion, is a cheap snack.
However, recently, a restaurant in New York launched a "sky-high" french fries, which was certified by Guinness World as "the most expensive French fries in the world".
It costs $200 to order one, which is equivalent to about 1300 yuan...
Serendipity 3 is a well-known restaurant in New York that has been open for nearly 67 years.
The home is famous for its ice cream and desserts, and it also has some meals, including marilyn Monroe, Beyoncé, Jay Z and other celebrities.
Their new french fries look like this,
Compared with the fries in a fast food restaurant, it has more condiments, more expensive ingredients, and more complicated recipes, which is why it can sell for thousands of dollars.
Frederick Schoen-Kiewert, the restaurant's executive chef, demonstrated the fries practice.
The raw material used is Chipperbec potatoes,
Yes, this potato is branded and claims to be "the best french fry potato in the world";
Cut the potatoes into medium-sized strips and marinate them first with vinegar and champagne;
Then put the fries in the oil and fry them,
Here is not ordinary cooking oil, but pure goose oil,
Fry twice until the fries are golden on the surface and tender on the outside.
After the pot comes out, start plating -
Fries piled on the side of a crystal plate,
On the other side is a dipping sauce dish, which contains the white sauce of cheese commonly used in Western food, and the more special is the addition of truffles to the dipping sauce;
Then sprinkle a layer of cheese crumbs on the whole plate,
And truffle oil, truffle salt seasoning, add a few pieces of truffle flakes;
Then there's the highlight, sprinkling some edible gold leaf to create a sparkling effect;
Finally, decorate the plate with a fresh white phalaenopsis orchid, and the French fries are finished.
Chef Frederick says the "star" of the dish is truffles.
Truffles are known to be an expensive, high-grade ingredient that ranges from mediocre to "sky-high prices", relying on truffles (and gold leaf).
Like many restaurants, Serendipity 3 has had to close for a while during the pandemic.
Now that the restaurant is back open, Chef Frederick and Creative Director Joe Calderone have developed the french fries and announced the restaurant's return.
Creative Director Calderone said of the inspiration for french fries: "Serendipity 3 is a happy place. ”
"People come here to eat and celebrate, sometimes to escape the reality of life."
"The last year and a half has been tough for everyone and we need to have some fun now."
Indeed, customers are not intimidated by the high price of $200,
On the contrary, there is a steady stream of customers who want to try it, and the reservation is queued for 8 to 10 weeks.
The fries also earned Guinness World Records certification for an astonishing price, making them "the most expensive French fries in the world".
In fact, Serendipity 3 restaurant has always liked to cook with expensive ingredients, especially gold leaf and truffles,
It's not the first time its dishes have won Guinness Records, as they've also launched "sky-high" sundaes, hot dogs and burgers.
(Gold-trimmed cheese toast sandwich)
Back in 2005, Serendipity 3 launched a premium chocolate ice cream sundae with a price of up to $1,000, equivalent to about 6,500 yuan, certified by Guinness World Records as "the most expensive ice cream in the world".
2005 was the 50th anniversary of Serendipity 3, which is why this special sundae was introduced, called "Golden Opulence Sundae".
Because it is so famous, even Wikipedia has its entry.
This sundae, from the tableware to the ingredients, is very exquisite, of course, it is also very expensive.
The sundae is packed in a crystal goblet, which is first covered with a layer of 23k edible gold,
The crystal cup comes from the famous French crystal manufacturer Baccarat, and customers can take the cup away after eating the sundae;
Three spoonfuls of Tahitian vanilla ice cream are in a crystal cup, among which Tahitian vanilla is called "the best vanilla in the world", which is expensive and is an ingredient used in many high-end restaurants;
Add the same expensive Malagasy vanilla beans, as well as chocolate from Chuao, a famous Venezuelan chocolate brand, to make the taste more intense;
Drizzle with a layer of Italian Amedei Porcelana chocolate;
The top decoration uses preserved preserves, chocolate truffles and dessert caviar from Paris (the only dessert in the world with orange wine and passion fruit with caviar),
At the top is a sugar flower plated with gold leaf, which is very delicate;
Finally, the tray will be paired with snacks such as marzipan, cherries, gilded almonds, chocolates, etc., and a 18k gold spoon will be used to eat the sundae (the golden spoon cannot be taken away).
Some local tycoons will specifically order this sundae punch card, a small cup will cost 6500, it is really not a casual consumption.
In 2010, Serendipity 3 launched a $69 hot dog, equivalent to about 450 yuan, winning the Guinness World Record for "the world's most expensive hot dog".
Hot dogs are grilled with pure beef hot dog intestines, brushed with white truffle oil, sandwiched in the middle of German lye bread,
Spread outside with some foie gras and black truffles, accompanied by black truffle Dijon mustard, special caramel onions and secret tomato sauce.
The hot dogs in fast food restaurants are wrapped in tin foil and wax paper, and this hot dog is placed on the plate, which does look "tall".
And the hot dog is about 30 cm long, and it feels like two people can eat more than enough.
In May 2012, Serendipity 3 added another addition to the "Sky-high" menu.
Launched a luxury burger (Le Burger Extravagant), priced at $295, equivalent to about 1918 yuan, and was certified by Guinness as "the most expensive burger in the world".
Compare it to see how outrageous the price is.
The restaurant also has regular burgers, which were priced between $12.50 and $18.5 that year, and luxury burgers are more than ten times the price of regular burgers.
The reason why luxury burgers are so expensive is also because of the ingredients.
The meatloaf in the hamburger uses Japanese wagyu beef,
Toppings include white truffle cream, James Montgomery cheda cheese, black truffle and fried quail eggs;
The burger is also decorated with caviar and edible gold leaf, which is certainly not cheap.
In short, whether it is French fries or sundaes, hamburgers, as long as you add truffles and gold leaf, you can sell for a high price, and then break a world record.
Such a "sky-high" food, do you want to try?