Indian restaurant's 24 Karat Dosa is the world's most expensive pancake made from rice
Edible gold is one of the most important ingredients to garnish expensive delicacies all over the world. The latest delicacy to get the royal touch of gold is the famous Indian food, called Dosa. The staple food of South India, dosa is a pancake made of rice batter and lentils. This year a restaurant called Raj Bhog in Bangalore (South India) has unveiled a 24 karat gold Dosa ( a south Indian dish) for the rich foodies to relish.
Dosas offered by Raj Bhog is made with olive oil and covered with gold foil and is indeed the costliest dosa ever served costing $19, while it usually costs around (94 cents – $1.90). Earlier the restaurant was expecting to sell only two or three units a month but surprisingly they have sold 32 units since the announcement.
Chandan Lokesh joint proprietor of Rajbhog commented “We wanted to do something different in our restaurant; we’d heard stories of kings of yore who ate small quantities of gold. It's also an accepted ingredient in several Ayurvedic medicines. Gold foil is already available in paan and sweets. We thought it would be interesting to transplant it to dosas".
Last year we have told you about golden rice cakes, and the affluent Chinese-Filipino couple who splurged on the what are known to be the world's most expensive rice cakes decked out with gold and diamonds. The rabbit-shaped glutinous rice cakes cost between $500 and $2,700, and are covered with 24-carat gold foil and a diamonds.
But, if you are planning to make your own festive spread a royal one, than we have also told you about the edible gold leaf that comes with a price tag of $15,000 per pound and edible gold paint that can turn your ordinary dish into an expensive one.
Via: BBC
