Seafood has always been a delicacy in many cuisines and traditions. But this delicacy produces some of the most expensive dishes in the world. You can assess this by the fact that at $380 per person and approximately 20 minutes, the oases meal in Tokyo is one of the most expensive and shortest meals on any Seafood Menu. Proving that seafood is definitely a luxurious feast.
Ranging from the uni collected at the Santa Barbara Coast, to the plateau de fruits de met, seafood has always been a sign of luxury in the culinary world. Always encouraging diners to do more and invent new premiere dishes.
Keep in mind that seafood prices are continuously rising due to overfishing in some species. Exotic seafood is something that everyone loves and its demand keeps on increasing. You can go ask Kiyoshi Kimura, who just spent over a million dollars on tuna.
Well, now let’s dive into the luxurious ocean of the 10 most expensive dishes on the Seafood Menu.
1. Bluefin Tuna
Cost: $3,603/pound.
Origin: Tokyo, Japan.
The bluefin tuna is the king of the sushi game, Kiyoshi Kimura, and holds the record for the most money spent on a bluefin tuna ever. A wholesome amount of $1.76 million was spent on it in 2013. You can find this dish on the Seafood Menu of any exotic seafood restaurant in Japan. Bluefin tuna is one of the most expensive types of fish. Despite its price tag and low supplies, Japan almost consumes about half of the world’s bluefin tuna supply.
2. ‘The Buddah Jumps Over the Wall’ Fish Soup
Cost: $169.86
Origin: Kai Mayfair
When winter hits its peak, Londoners have the perfect chance to try out the world’s most expensive fish soup. The restaurants have created one of the finest fish soups that have all the luxuries of the ocean, in your bowl. The ingredients include sea cucumber, abalone, dried scallops, Japanese flower mushrooms, and much more. On your lucky day, you can even find a shark fin. Unsurprisingly this exotic dish takes time to prepare. You need to inform the restaurant a good 5 days or more in advance that you’re willing to have a bowl.
3. Almas Caviar
Cost: $25,162.88
Origin: UK
Caviar has always been a delicacy when it comes to bourgeoisie seafood, but this caviar is a class apart. For a hefty amount of $25,000 diners can have the finest fish eggs that come from Iran. To make them even more luxurious, these fish eggs are served in a tin of 24-karat gold. The restaurants in the UK are the only ones that offer Almas Caviar on their Seafood Menu. They also let the patrons keep the tin as a souvenir.
4. Samundari Khazana Curry
Cost: $3,200
Origin: London, UK
The “Samundari Khazana”, which translates to “seafood treasure”, is really a curry to treasure. This specialty comes from London and contains white truffle, Scottish lobster, Beluga caviar, and Devon crab wrapped in edible gold. Doesn’t this just make your mouth water? If not then the four quail eggs, four abalones, and caviar definitely will. This dish was specially made as a tribute to the movie Slumdog Millionaire in 2009. This curry is for those who love to taste all the delicacies of the sea in one dish.
- Coffin Bay King Oysters
Cost: $100/oyster
Origin: Coffin Bay, Australia
If you’re someone who loves oysters and wants to take your oyster game up a notch, these oysters are for you. These oysters come from Coffin Bay in Australia and are around 18cm long. Moreover, they weigh up to 1 kilo making them the largest oyster in the world. Who wouldn’t love an oyster this big? As per tradition, they serve this oyster raw with just a slice of lemon to refresh your palate. You can easily brag about this one-of-a-kind seafood miracle to your friends just for $100 apiece.
- Baby Eel
Cost: $2,000/pound
Origin: U.S.
You’d mostly see Asia and Europe taking over the exotic fish market, but the US is not far behind. They have their own kind of luxurious seafood which include baby eels. Baby eels have currently become an endangered species in many parts of the world. Yet, they’re available for catching and serving in many coastal regions such as Portland and Maine. Thus, making the price of these exotic sea creatures shoot up even higher and making them a more desirable dish.
- Lobster Frittata
Cost: $1,000
Origin: New York, U.S.
Normally, the frittata is a rather simpler dish, but the New Yorkers have shaped this entrée into a thousand-dollar delicious monster. Surprisingly, this dish has only been sampled around 12 times and yet makes it to one of the top seafood delicacies. One luxurious plate of lobster frittata contains lobster claws, 10-oz of Sevruga caviar, and six eggs. Thus, coining in its nickname, “The Zillion Dollar Frittata.” You can enjoy this scrumptious seafood breakfast for just one grand.
- Fourchu Lobster
Cost: $20/pound
Origin: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
You can guess the luxury of this seafood dish by its nickname, “Rolls Royce of Lobsters.” The crown of these lobsters goes to the small village of Fourchu on the Cape Burton Island, Nova Scotia. Over time, this dish has its own fan base. Many chefs and chef magazines around the world claim them to be the best lobsters around the globe. But, to enjoy this delicious meal, you need to plan in advance. This is because these special Fourchu Lobsters are only available for just 10 weeks throughout the year. This is the time period which lasts from May to July. Due to the short time frame of the availability of these delicious crustaceans, they sell out really quickly. So to enjoy one of these, you need to be swift and lucky.
9. Posh Pie
Cost: $9,484
Origin: Australia
The credit for the world’s most expensive seafood pie goes to the Australian chefs. They formulated this recipe to celebrate the selling of two million food vouchers in Australia. This actually posh, “Posh Pie”, works by the surf-and-turf concept. This delicious seafood pie contains two Western Australian rock lobsters, premium beef cuts, and Winter Black truffles. We bet your mouth is already watering hearing all this. But wait! There’s more. This pie is finished off beautifully with 23-karat German gold leaf along with two bottles of Penfolds Grange Reserve.
- Puffer Fish (Fugu)
Cost: $280
Origin: Japan
Are you someone who seeks thrill? We bet this dish will be the ultimate food experience for you. The pufferfish, or Fugu in Japanese, is one of the ultimate exotic seafood you can have. A fun fact is that one drop of pufferfish poison can kill an adult human. Well, not so fun. Thus, chefs undergo special training to learn how to prepare this dish properly. Unsurprisingly, if you’re spending an extra buck on this dish, it provides great benefit for both the taste and your safety.