While most of us are having a tough time stomaching sky-high food prices, others are splurging on edible gold.
Toronto’s Magic Oven sold four of its gold-covered pizzas this past weekend. Valentine’s Day is always a peak time for the pricey $108 pie (dubbed “Uber Sustenance”), said owner Tony Sabherwal.
“The topping is a 22-carat gold leaf from Italy,” he explained. “It is painstakingly applied to the surface of the pizza after baking.”
“Unfortunately it does not have any taste, but looks great.”
The eatery has sold about 500 of them over the past 15 years. Those with more “modest” tastes can add the metal as a topping to any pizza for $35.
It’s not the only pizzeria to offer the gold standard. Pizza Hut recently jumped on the bandwagon, as well.
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