The 20 most expensive foods in the world – Their prices will shock you! (With Pictures)

16. Fugu, $280

A very common dish in Japan, fugu is more commonly known as puffer fish to Americans. The fish has to be prepared very carefully because it’s poisonous, and improper preparation can actually kill the would-be diner. Chefs get special training if they intend to prepare fugu. If you find a restaurant where their puffer fish isn’t very expensive, you’ll want to skip it – either you aren’t getting puffer fish, or you’re putting your life on the line in ways you may not have known before now.

15. White “Alba” Truffles, $275.00 for 1 oz

At $275.00 per single ounce and upwards of $2,000 per pound, white truffles out of Northern Italy are something that most regular people simply cannot get their hands on. With a scent similar to an especially raunchy locker room, these truffles get shaved onto everything from pasta to potatoes and are only available during autumn months, as they’re harvested in October.

Due to global warming and insecticides creeping into their native soils, though, the truffle harvest has been gradually dwindling over the years, so it’s only a matter of time before this delicacy is a thing of the past.