frannyo 2 Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 The $1,000 "Grand Opulence" sundae sold by New York's Serendipity restaurant: Made with "5 scoops of the richest Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream infused with Madagascar vanilla and covered in 23K edible gold leaf, the sundae is drizzled with the world's most expensive chocolate, Amedei Porceleana, and covered with chunks of rare Chuao chocolate, which is from cocoa beans harvested by the Caribbean Sea on Venezuela's coast. The masterpiece is suffused with exotic candied fruits from Paris, gold dragets, truffles and Marzipan Cherries. It is topped with a tiny glass bowl of Grand Passion Caviar, an exclusive dessert caviar, made of salt-free American Golden caviar, known for its sparkling golden color. It's sweetened and infused with fresh passion fruit, orange and Armagnac. The sundae is served in a baccarat Harcourt crystal goblet with an 18K gold spoon to partake in the indulgence served with a petite mother of pearl spoon and topped with a gilded sugar flower by Ron Ben-Israel." Link to post Share on other sites
ncorrenti 0 Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 It sounds kind of... revolting? My favourite dessert is plain vanilla icecream with ice magic on top. It's a lot cheaper too. Link to post Share on other sites
yodel 0 Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Does sound awful. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Just curious. How many did they sell? Quote: Originally posted by nicole: It sounds kind of... revolting? My favourite dessert is plain vanilla icecream with ice magic on top. It's a lot cheaper too. Put a tiny bit of rock salt and extra virgin olive oil on top of the vanilla icecream. Interesting harmony. I got it in a TV program. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 That 18K gold spoon I'm sure would make all the difference. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Is it just me or does anyone else think things like this are just..... vulgar? Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Yuck Link to post Share on other sites
ncorrenti 0 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Gamera, rock salt and olive oil on icecream? Are you sure? Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Yep, nicole. I didn't believe it but tried. Then see you can never expect the harmony while you don't try. A curious boy can get something interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Probably taste better than "Ice Magic". Awful, artificial stuff that is. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 aww c'mon NPM... that's a bit harsh! I loved that stuff, when I was 7! Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I got my mum to buy it once (when I was 7) after seeing the ad on TV. Tasted it once and whilst it was kinda cool that the topping got hard so quickly it tasted foul. Absolutely horrid. From then on I had nightmares about getting fed "Ice Magic" ... Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 man, one bad experience and that's it eh! I used to deliberately pour heaps of it under the ice-cream so mum couldn't see it and tell me to stop. Then I'd have a big frozen chocolate ball after the icecream was finished Sorry, back on topic. That sundae (whatever) does look foul! Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I would make more giant sundae (woteva ) in a big mag full of whip cream and yogurt maybe. Link to post Share on other sites
mayhem22 0 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 never heard of "ice magic" but i have fond memories of eating vanilla ice cream with loads of corn syrup on top with my grandfather. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 That sounds terrible. For $1000 I'd expect a lot more chocolate. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Insanity! It reminds me of Imalda Marcos who is reputed to own 100 or 1000's of shoes and who's husband luted the Phillipines of millions while others went starving. She used to live just up the hill from me (in exile) and drove around in a crazy colored Rolls (I used to flip her off from the luxury of my mountain bike). A $1000 dessert is for the heartless. Link to post Share on other sites
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