Chef creates world's most expensive pie

[Shamus_McFartfinger]

http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/men/news...ensive_pie.html

 

 

A CHEF has baked the world's most expensive pie costing more than ?1,000 a slice, it was revealed today.

 

The traditional steak and mushroom ingredients have been replaced by a ?500 beef fillet, Chinese mushrooms worth more than ?2,000 and truffles.

 

The recipe includes two bottles of 1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild red wine costing more than ?4,000 and the pie comes topped with gold leaf.

 

 

The pie cuts into eight slices and the total cost is ?8,195.

 

It is served with Louis Roederer Cristal Rose champagne - costing ?345 a bottle - instead of the traditional pint of real ale.

 

Taste

 

Kevin Berkins, who owns the Fence Gate Inn near Burnley, Lancashire, where the pie was created, said you could really taste the difference.

 

"It started as a bit of silliness and quickly got out of control," he said.

 

"It's a very sophisticated pie. It's like anything else, if you drive a Rolls-Royce, you know you are driving something prestigious."

 

"Not everyone's going to order it but it's good for a special occasion if someone wants to be part of a real eating experience."

 

The World's Most Expensive Pie

 

Ingredients:

2.5 Kilo Wagyu Fillet of Beef ?553

 

1.5 Kilo matsutake mushrooms ?2,250

 

2 bottles 1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild ?4,300

 

250 grams French Bleus mushrooms ?13

 

100 grams winter black truffle ?84

 

Four packets Gold Leaf ?300

 

Shallots, flour, egg, fresh herbs ?5

 

2 Bottles Louis Roederer Cristal Rose pink champagne ?690

[lfcrule1972]

Thats our work Christmas meal booked then !!

[zacoz]

Think we'll stick to the shrimp on the barbe and a XXXX here.

 

[Edit: that is, a carton of XXXX]

Edited November 17, 2005 by zacoz

[Grain]

Might have to start growing mushrooms...

[dbminter]

A thousand pounds a slice? Sure that pie isn't of the hot hair variety?

[polopony]

yum

[blutach]

That's a travesty to do that to Mouton. esp 1982 Mouton, one of the great years. Mine is almost ready to open!

 

Regards

[spinningwheel]

Mine is almost ready to open!

 

 

 

 

So then blu, you've shaken the bottle vigorously during 30 straight full moons then??

[zacoz]

Do you have to hop on one leg and chant while doing this spinningwheel ?

[spinningwheel]

AAHHHAAA zacoz; I see you are familiar with the finer art of handling 1982 Mouton also.....

[zacoz]

So is it any different to the $2.50 a bottle Lambrusca my house mate used to get plastered on ?

 

Give me a beer, vodka, rum, scotch, ... anyday !

[lfcrule1972]

So then blu, you've shaken the bottle vigorously during 30 straight full moons then??

 

He has been shaking it alright spinner but I don't think it was the bottle he had in his hand at the time !!!

[spinningwheel]