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1. We'll start the day with breakfast. If we'd been in New York City in 2007, we could have popped into the Westin Hotel for their $1,000 bagel. A thousand dollars for a bagel? It was spread with a special ingredient which contributed to the high price. What was spread on this very special bagel?
2. If you're in the mood for something simple at lunch, how about a hot dog? Part of the $100 price for the hot dog from Vancouver's DougieDog is the ingredient the bratwurst is marinated in. What is that luxury ingredient?
3. Got a bigger appetite? Let's try a burger. Le Burger Extravagant made it into the 'Guinness World Records' as the most expensive burger. For only $295, this burger could have been yours. Which showy piece of presentation added to the cost of the burger?
4. We've talked about hamburgers and hot dogs. How about a cocktail before dinner? It's a £5,500 cocktail available at Salvatore at Playboy in London. There are no added extras like jewellery or precious metals beefing up the price. What is so special about this pricey cocktail?
5. While we're in London, it's time for the first course. A soup served at Kai Mayfair has been called the world's most expensive soup. Based on an old Chinese recipe and with costly ingredients such as sea cucumber, abalone and ginseng making up the contents, what is this soup's name?
6. It's easy enough to whip up an omelette or frittata at home, but let's enjoy the $1,000 frittata at Norma's in New York City. It's called the Zillion Dollar Lobster Frittata. What ingredient in your frittata makes it so pricey?
7. With a week's notice to acquire the ingredients, you can order a pizza from Margo's restaurant in Malta. Which of these ingredients contributes markedly to the price tag of at least 1,800 euro?
8. It's not really a restaurant meal, but if we'd been at an auction in 2012, we could have bought an Easter egg for a mere $10,000. The world's most expensive non-jewelled egg at the time, it was crafted over three days by seven experienced chocolatiers. How much did this luscious egg weigh?
9. I hope you have a sweet tooth because this dessert cost me £22,000. The Lindeth Howe Country House in England celebrated chocolate with an elaborate dessert which was an attempt to create the world's most expensive dessert. What shape did this chocolate dream appear in?
10. The final item on our dining extravaganza is well beyond my budget. The development of this incredible edible was in part financed by Sergey Brin, one of Google's co-founders. What did Mr Brin contribute over £200,000 to create?
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