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How much do you estimate the most expensive pudding in the world to cost? I thought I was being excessive when I guessed $1000. Surely no pudding can exceed such an extortionate price... Yet in the United States there exists a desert that costs a staggering $1.4 million, much more than a hip hop ehrun.

Arnaud’s restaurant in the French Quarter of New Orleans serves Strawberries Arnaud that are sure to deplete your bank balance. Everyone is familiar with the recipe for Strawberries Arnaud – ice-cream strawberries with red wine and citrus. Surely it is impossible to ask for so much money for such a simple dessert? The difference lies in the topping. On top of one of the Strawberry Arnauds is a 4.7 carat pink diamond ring, a one-of-a-kind once belonging to the British financier Sir Ernest Cassel. On top of this, the strawberries are serves with Charles X crystal liquor worth $24,850.

Chef Francois Payard is not optimistic about the dessert’s selling potential. “Consumers think it is obnoxious. Americans don’t associate luxury with food, but with handbags. Europeans have a different perspective. A $140 cake in Paris isn’t shocking.”