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TV chef Martin Blunos creates a cheese sandwich that costs an incredible £110 | Mail Online

and yes, it DOES have gold in it!

.... I guess you could say later you're shitting gold bricks?

THat is awesome. I wish to eat it.

Eating gold. I swear, sometimes people make no sense to me.

Do people buy things for the sake of bragging rights? If any of my friends told me they shelled out 150 to eat a sandwich, I would rob them blind.

Krisken said:

Eating gold. I swear, sometimes people make no sense to me.

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I agree with you here. I mean, all of the other super expensive ingredients, I can understand those. I wouldn't pay that much just for such delicacies, but I can at least see the purpose of wanting to taste and experience them.

Edible goldleaf, on the other hand, offers no flavor, and really does nothing more than inflate the already absurd price.

Yup, that is exactly what I was thinking, Ravenpoe. I'm sure someone would argue that it adds to the aesthetic value of the creation, but for me the fact that it adds nothing in the way of taste leaves me floored that it would even be allowed as a serious ingredient.

I only wonder how long it will be before someone creates a shit sandwich as concept art.

Elzar: Hey, that's what rich people eat, the garbage parts of the food.

Dr. Zoidberg: I ate garbage yesterday, and it didn't cost me 300 dollars.

Does gold actually add anything to the taste, or is it just there to make the sandwich expensive? If it's the latter, then this really isn't that impressive. If I made a shitty toasted cheese sandwich, and sprinkled enough gold dust on, it'd be a $150 sandwich, but that doesn't make it a good sandwich.

Reboneer said:

Does gold actually add anything to the taste, or is it just there to make the sandwich expensive? If it's the latter, then this really isn't that impressive. If I made a shitty toasted cheese sandwich, and sprinkled enough gold dust on, it'd be a $150 sandwich, but that doesn't make it a good sandwich.

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Well, to be fair, while the gold certainly adds to the cost, it isn't the most expensive ingredient listed. It's the white truffles blended into the cheese that make up the bulk of that price tag.

It is for bragging rights, I can't imagine any other reason to add such a lavish accessory that provides no texture or taste element. But there are other really expensive burgers, the Kobe Burger cost 41$ for it, but it actually maybe worth that huge cost.

I think gold dust on a sandwich is stupid as well, but I'd be surprised if there's more than a couple bucks of gold dust on that thing. The vast majority of the cost is due to the white truffle cheese.

crono1224 said:

It is for bragging rights, I can't imagine any other reason to add such a lavish accessory that provides no texture or taste element. But there are other really expensive burgers, the Kobe Burger cost 41$ for it, but it actually maybe worth that huge cost.

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Steak is a dangerous topic around these parts, but a kobe burger seems like a bad idea. Everything that makes kobe beef unique and desirable would be destroyed by grinding it up into common hamburger.

But a kobe (or rather, kobe-style) steak, cooked to perfection and with a side of fresh veggies? I'd pay the $70 or so dollars to try that.

Ravenpoe said:

Well, to be fair, while the gold certainly adds to the cost, it isn't the most expensive ingredient listed. It's the white truffles blended into the cheese that make up the bulk of that price tag.

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That makes it even dumber really. It doesn't add any taste or texture, so bumping up the price was really the only semi-logical reason for adding the gold dust. If the sandwich has a high price tag with only the real ingredients, then there's really no point at all in adding a few bucks of gold dust.

Except, of course, to be a pretentious jack-ass and say it has gold in it.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go drink some water and eat some rice.

Reboneer said:

That makes it even dumber really. It doesn't add any taste or texture, so bumping up the price was really the only semi-logical reason for adding the gold dust. If the sandwich has a high price tag with only the real ingredients, then there's really no point at all in adding a few bucks of gold dust.

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Cue the chef saying "we eat with our eyes as well as with our mouth."

Ravenpoe said:

Steak is a dangerous topic around these parts, but a kobe burger seems like a bad idea. Everything that makes kobe beef unique and desirable would be destroyed by grinding it up into common hamburger.

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I imagine they'd make a Kobe burger out of the trimmings and other parts that don't make the perfect steak. Seems like a reasonable way to use more of a very expensive cow, as long as you don't charge as much per pound for the burger as you do for the steak.

figmentPez said:

Cue the chef saying "we eat with our eyes as well as with our mouth."

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The only people who actually believe that are really self-important chefs.

Reboneer said:

The only people who actually believe that are really self-important chefs.

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And everyone who saves green M&Ms for last because they taste best. And all the people who like un-toasted seasame seeds on their buns.

But seriously, there is a real psychological impact to the visual presentation of food. I'm not sure why someone would find gold dust on a sandwich appetizing (chocolate is a different matter, since it's shiny and pretty to begin with), but making food look pretty can be an important part of making a better eating experience.

I read this with an imaginary decimal point, as in "this sandwich will cost you $1.50." I thought that sounded reasonable, depending on what kind of sandwich it is.

I wonder how much it would cost if you asked for that sandwich without the gold.

IronBrig4 said:

I wonder how much it would cost if you asked for that sandwich without the gold.

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Going by the article, just the cheese cost 92 Brit Pounds, so quite a lot. There doesn't seem to be much gold on it, it's just there to be ridiculously ostentatious.