world's expensive foods

clipped from money.cnn.com White truffles Estimated price per pound: $6,000 and up Their high price is due to their unpredictable growth habits: No one has been able to domesticate them, relying instead on trained dogs and pigs to sniff them out. clipped from money.cnn.com Caviar Estimated price per pound: $1,550 and up Caviar, or salted fish roe, comes primarily from sturgeon that live in the Caspian Sea; Russia, Kazakhstan, and Iran are all major exporters. Beluga caviar is thought to be the best, and at around $4,000 a pound, the most expensive clipped from money.cnn.com Saffron Estimated price per pound: $1,500 and up the most expensive spice, is usually sold by the gram the stigmas of tiny crocuses, grown primarily in Spain, Iran, Greece and India. Since each flower only has three stigmas, many blossoms are needed clipped from money.cnn.com Kobe beef Estimated price per pound: $150 renowned among carnivores for its rich flavor and melt-in-your-mouth texture also known as "Wagyu," comes from Wagyu cat clipped from money.cnn.com Estimated price per pound: $110