$25,000 for dessert???

Question

I posted this question a few hours ago, but going back and looking at it I don’t like the way I worded it so I am reposting it.

I am not making this up...below is the link about it. There is a restaurant in NYC that sells a dessert called The Frrrozen Haute Chocolate that costs $25,000!!! It is even covered with “edible” gold flakes. I wasn’t even aware the gold is edible.

I don't care how much money you make, in my opinion that is just an example of how selfish and decadent people can be. Yes I know it's their money and they can do what they want but there are millions of people starving around the world. $25,000 would feed several of these families for an entire year.

Am I the only person that finds this absurd?

By the way, why would you even eat gold? Does it have any nutritional value?

http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2007-11-08-haute-dessert_N.htm

Answer 1

To  the sort of people that would buy this sort of thing money does not mean anything. Only that they can do such a thing means anything.

They are going to build an 80 story tower in Dubai but every floor can rotate on its own what that will cost I dread to think. Coupled with the price of their Islands of the World and Palm Island costing millions. The price of this dessert pales into insignificance, not that it is excusable.The money from the Dubai projects would feed all of Mugabe's poor People.

Answer 2

Who wants to eat gold and why??Just to say you can..It is so wrong in so many ways..Anyone who can afford such a dessert should consider giving to a charity instead..Less filling great feeling!! I could live a year plus on $25,000

Answer 3

I remember seeing that on the news, a bunch of silly women giggling and looking so pleased with themselves because they have more money  than sense. I thought how empty their lives must be to think this stupid waste of money somehow makes them special.

Answer 4

That would be the cost of my ENTIRE education, that I am struggling so hard to afford. Grrr.

Answer 5

Well in my view its that people who do buy this "dessert" has very expensive curiosity in what it taste like. Oh and its for breaking the world record.

Answer 6

gold looks pretty and no I don't think it has nutritional value but it's expensive

if people wanna pay that let them it's their money at the end of the day but I wouldn't

oh my god I thought it said 25 not 25 000 wow some people are stupid thats ridiculous

Answer 7

I remember the first time I saw this story on the news. First, I thought, all the things going on in the world and we put a useless $25,000 dessert on instead of world events. Then, I thought to myself, "25 g's for a dessert?!"  

Yeah, it's completely absurd.

Answer 8

omg i no!!!!! its soo stupid! i agree with u!!

Answer 9

if i were to buy that, i would:

1. take home the goblet too.

2. save the gold. sell it later.

3. return it after one sip, declarin gmy money back.

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Answer 10

I doesn't even look good. I mean, it LOOKS good to eat, but it's not well-decorated. Besides the gold. My answer does not make sense.

Answer 11

I think it's stupid....I mean come on, who REALLY pays $25,000 for junk food? And I thought the $1,000 brownie was ridiculous...

Lol, I just asked this too =D

Answer 12

....that is the dumbest thing ive ever heard...wtf is going on with the world?? who the he$$ would actually buy that???

Answer 13

WOW!!!

I will never buy that!! can you believe that you can buy A LOT of things in that money!!

I watched this thing but I forget what is it called and it says that long time ago ... and rich or royale family's food has gold in it and they eat it..

Answer 14

Not surprised I saw in a high class magazine called the Robb Report that had an add for a pocket watch starting at 400,000.00 dollars.

Answer 15

dude, served in a goblet studded with 1 carat diamonds and a golden spoon that you can take home.....im guessing its the SPOON thats making it so expensive.