7 Ridiculously Overpriced Foods (and 7 Better Ways to Blow Your Money) | Food | AlterNet

7 Ridiculously Overpriced Foods (and 7 Better Ways to Blow Your Money) | Food | AlterNet

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TreeHugger / By Blythe Copeland

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7 Ridiculously Overpriced Foods (and 7 Better Ways to Blow Your Money)

Some people may want to spend $5,000 on a burger, but there are definitely better ways to spend your money.

June 22, 2011 |

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Restaurants looking for some quick press can follow this tried and true formula: Take a simple dish (candy, a hamburger, soup); add some crazy valuable ingredients (gold, truffles, crystal); and market it as "The World's Most Expensive."

And while we know the market for a $5,000 burger, $2,000 sushi roll, and $1000 frittata isn't exactly huge, there are definitely better ways to blow your money in one shot.

1. The $500 Jellybeans

In March,Mogulite reported that Jelly Belly founder David Klein -- whom the site refers to as a "reclusive candy mogul" -- planned to launch a jar of jellybeans with a not-so-sweet price: $500.

The beans will be coated in 24-karat gold leaf and come packed in a crystal jar, but Klein said the taste of the "Beyond Gourmet" line will be the real treat: "It's literally an exotic trip around the world through the sense of taste via never-before-tasted jelly bean flavors," says the press release, while referencing varieties like mango chutney and lemongrass curry................................