'Most expensive sandwich' on sale

[corbon44]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4894952.stm

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Hungry shoppers are being offered the chance to eat a gourmet sandwich, but the £85 price tag might be too much for some to swallow.

The McDonald sandwich - named after its creator Scott McDonald, the chef at London department store Selfridges - is said to be the world's most expensive.

Its cost is down to the Wagyu beef that makes up most of the filling, packed in a 24-hour fermented sour dough bread.

There have been at least five advance orders placed for the 21oz (595g) meal.

Wagyu cattle are one of the most expensive breeds in the world.

The Japanese cows are raised on a special diet, including beer and grain.

They are supposed to be regularly massaged with sake, the Japanese rice wine, to tenderize the flesh.

Mr McDonald denied his creation was a "sandwich for snobs", saying its beauty was in its simplicity.

"The flavours marry, it's not complicated - albeit a little bit rich," he told BBC London.

Food and catering director at Selfridges on Oxford Street, Ewan Venters, who commissioned the sandwich, said they expected it to be a hit with local "foodies".

"I think if you are a food lover, this represents great value for money," he said.

"Some of the finest ingredients from around the world have been used to create this fabulous sandwich."

The ingredients of the sandwich are: Wagyu beef, fresh lobe foie gras, black truffle mayonnaise, brie de meaux, rocket, red pepper and mustard confit and English plum tomatoes.

kanya pala mahal e...may rocket

[Isuzoom]

Sambich! mahal!

[Flagg]

Di ko ma-gets what's so great about wagyu.

[oldblue]

Di ko ma-gets what's so great about wagyu.

wagyu taste kung can't afford ka

[Flagg]

wagyu taste kung can't afford ka

Ahihi... naloko nga me dun e. Wagyu bili nyan.

[the_wildthing]

The ingredients of the sandwich are: Wagyu beef, fresh lobe foie gras, black truffle mayonnaise, brie de meaux, rocket, red pepper and mustard confit and English plum tomatoes.

The unsophisticated (myself included) cannot even identify many of these ingredients.

[nmtin]

ung wagyu/kobe beef yan ung mga bakang walang stress sa buhay... very tender to the point they melt in your mouth. Parang steak na sobrang lambot...

Tasted it once in my life...at hindi ako nagbayad nun :D

[spearhead_970]

mahal yan,,sa siopao nalang ako..

[empy]

P7800 ha?

dilemma: fancy sandwich o private room sa _____ with GRO?

tough choice

[Flagg]

P7800 ha?

dilemma: fancy sandwich o private room sa _____ with GRO?

tough choice

Wow high-class pala taste mo, sir M54... pede ako tour guide mo pag uwi u dito?

[empy]

Wow high-class pala taste mo, sir M54... pede ako tour guide mo pag uwi u dito?

oo ba...ikaw ang 'talent scout' natin

[BlueBimmer]

tour ba?!? sali ako! :D

walang gs2 bumili nyan? hati hati nalang tayo sa kagat hehe

[scarab]

....rocket?

[Isuzoom]

kung mas masarap pa yan sa ***...I will order 2 wagyu sandwich and large virgin cola.