Gourmet

Everybody loves chocolate, but one has to ask, how much are you willing to pay for your chocolate fix? Have you ever imagined paying $800 for a pound of imported chocolates? How about $5000 for a kilogram of chocolate truffles? With the assortment of fine chocolates and ingredients from all over the world, it is no surprise that the finest desserts on the world are reaching eye-pooping costs thanks in part to the quality and outright scarcity of the ingredients used.

In a world where more than half of the population survives on less than $1 a day, there are also those who choose to splurge on chocolates with astronomical costs. The world’s finest truffles are always going to command a price commensurate of its value. Whether it’s because it is made from the finest single source ingredients or shaped and molded in a process unique its own, there are many reasons why prices are always sky high for these unique chocolate creations.

Let’s start first with the ingredients. Usually a chocolate bar is made up of simple ingredients like sugar and flour and perhaps the occasional nut or two. Delectable (and expensive) truffles may utilize exotic ingredients like the finest quality single source chocolate, or exotically aged implements like cranberries aged for two years in Jamaican rum. Even edible gold, one of the worlds most expensive and rarest minerals, is used as a garnish in a truffle (sometimes in large quantities), driving up the prices of these treats further up.

Looking at the culinary world, there are those chefs who make their names by appearing on television, themselves becoming a brand name. But the chocolatiers who charge exorbitant prices for their delectable delights are men and women whose expertise in molding and making the perfect truffle comes from years and years of experience as well as word of mouth marketing. Like true masters, they let their work speak for themselves and just make the finest, most expensive treats that money can buy.

Especially handmade chocolates like the Noka Vintages Collection, made from the finest single-source beans from all over the world, retails at $800 a pound. Retailing out of Dallas, Texas, the Noka Vintages collection is a tasty array of some of the finest blends of the cocoas of the world, making a chocolate that is both unique as it is exquisite.

The most expensive chocolate truffles available commercially is the Chocopologie by Fritz Knipscihldt. It sells for a whopping $250 each or an even more staggering $2600 per pound. Hand-made in a refrigerated room and containing a piece of expensive French Black Truffle within, it is truly a luxurious sight to behold.

So whether it’s looking for the ultimate rush or a penchant for the amazing, buying one of a kind truffles, buying the world’s most expensive chocolates or really expensive sets of chocolates simply boils down to knowing the best and appreciating the best. Gourmet chocolates and chocolatiers like these continuously push the envelope and make exciting treats for the affluent.