The frozen dessert, called byakuya – “white night” in Japanese – is currently fetching 880,000 yen ($6,380) for a serving, officially making it the most expensive ice cream in the world, according to Guinness World Records.
Guinness World Records has crowned a Japanese ice cream the most expensive on the globe, thanks to its 880,000 yen ($6,380) price tag, CNN reported on Monday. That incredible dollar amount is in part due to the dessert's star ingredient: white truffles sourced exclusively from Alba, Italy.
One 130-milliliter scoop of "Byakuya" ice cream from the company Cellato in Tokyo will cost you 880,000 yen — or about $6,300.
New record: Most expensive ice cream - JP¥873,400 (£5,469; €6,211; $6,696) made by OMER in Japan. Cellato describes its Byakuya ice cream, which comes with truffle oil, as “rich and mellow” with a “sensual and unique scent” and a “complex flavor.”
The world's most expensive ice cream is made with white truffle, edible gold and cheese. The price tag? Over US$6,000 | South China Morning Post. Made by Japanese brand Cellato, the world's most expensive ice cream includes white truffle, edible gold and cheese, and has set a Guinness World Record.
This lavish $100,000 ice cream sundae has been created with some of the most expensive delights. According to the chef, each ice cream ball costs over $100 to make, wherein the chocolate was imported from South America, which was made with chocolate barks costing $500 each.
Even though these products may look like ice cream, that's where the similarity ends. Real ice cream is made from 100% dairy – milk, and products made from milk (including cream, skim milk powder, and whey powder).
Earlier this week, the Guinness Book of World Records confirmed that Cellato set a new record for the World's Most Expensive Ice Cream. The ice cream, called “Byakuya,” is a combination of white truffles imported from Alba, Italy; Parmigiano Reggiano cheese; and sake lees, a byproduct of the sake production process.
What's the most popular ice cream flavor worldwide? We promise we didn't plan this one… it's vanilla! After looking into the top searched ice cream flavors worldwide, we found this classic to be #1 in almost every country.
M&S Chocolate Millionaire's Ice Cream. A delectable chocolate and caramel ice cream with fudge pieces, salted caramel sauce and sprinkled with shortcake biscuit pieces. Suitable for vegetarians.
Butterfat gives ice cream its richness, density, and luscious mouthfeel. It is the most essential — and, traditionally, most expensive — raw material in ice cream making. The more butterfat that's in there, the richer it feels, and the more it costs to make.
Ice being rare, ice cream was a luxury for the well off in all countries and had to be made and served immediately, there being no way to store it for any great time.
According to Chinese news outlet Business Review, increasing costs of dairy and sugar products this year have hit ice cream manufacturing in China with more expensive prices as a result.
But what makes the ice cream so costly? According to the company, the ice cream is made with edible gold leaf, white truffle and natural cheeses. The white truffle used in the ice cream is originally grown in Alba, Italy and costs almost two million yen or $14,505 (Rs 1.2 million/kg).
Almas caviar might be the most expensive food in the world, clocking in at $34,500 USD per kilogram. It's really expensive because it's rare and is sourced exclusively from the Iranian Beluga sturgeon (also referred to as the Huso Huso). The Iranian Beluga creates two forms of caviar: the Beluga and the Almas.
Apparently it is so called because the majority of ice cream merchants in the fifties were Italian. The King of Italy had an elite bodyguard consisting of 99 men. So anything elite was called 99s by Italians. So they called the elite ice cream a 99.
YouGov asked 1,000 U.S. adults about their favorite ice cream flavor, and many Americans ranked vanilla and chocolate at the top. Closely following America's most popular flavors were strawberry, cookies and cream, and chocolate chip.
As their products were not manufactured locally, they do not have any MUIS Halal Certification. This is understandable as some of their products do contain alcohol and again, if you are not comfortable consuming it, please give this a pass.
Pomegranate: Pomegranate seeds release a red juice that turns ice cream a perfect pink color.
Some sources describe ice cream-like foods as originating in Persia as far back as 550 BC. Using ice houses and ice pools, Persians were able to serve and produce faloodeh and sorbets all year round. A Roman cookbook dating back to the 1st century includes recipes for sweet desserts that are sprinkled with snow.
A Chicago favorite since 1926
We still stack the same five flavors today: Orange Sherbet, Pistachio, Palmer House, Strawberry, and Chocolate. We slice (not scoop) these flavors into a cone or a cup.
While commercially manufactured ice cream is typically made with pasteurized eggs or egg products, recipes for homemade ice cream often use raw eggs in the base mixture.
About 70% of the ingredients in ice cream come from milk, although mixes often contain natural ingredients like sugar and fruit. Small quantities of stabilisers, flavours, colourings and emulsifiers may also be added to enhance flavour, texture or appearance.