美国纽约市一间餐厅推出堪称全球最名贵的意大利薄饼，采用6种鱼子酱及新鲜龙虾炮制，每个盛惠一千美元。这款超豪薄饼直径30厘米（12吋），可以切成8块，每块售价125美元。薄饼贵在选用6种珍贵鱼子酱及新鲜龙虾制作，再以法式酸奶油及细香葱作配料。& o' w* Z( v% n E5 k
8 |& \) j( }# }: M6 |! N5 S2 ^ 它是餐厅老板塞利马杰花了逾一年时间研制，至今已售出一个。由于预备材料需时，鱼子酱要在提早落订，因此顾客想吃的话，必须在一日前预订。这款薄饼究竟是否物有所值，实在见仁见智，但塞利马杰就对这款薄饼充满信心，认为吃得起的顾客一定会回头再光顾。但顾客如果还有余钱，可以光顾邻近一间餐厅，它推出了一款金箔雪糕新地，上铺23卡金叶，一客要1000美元。 9 N6 [4 Y" b. ~* \ R0 p' j/ g: T5 E+ g f% P) \
塞利马杰29年前由阿尔巴尼亚移居纽约市，在当地开了6家意大利薄饼餐厅。其中只有位于曼哈顿的Nino's Bellissima餐厅，才推出这款名贵意大利薄饼。他相信，这种豪华薄饼大有市场，因为它非常美味，顾客一定会再次光顾。7 O6 |# \( T- l2 F! D
9 `; Y* S( F! r z7 I# VDelivery isn't included in price of $1,000 pizza2 ]: y6 S4 m) x( j
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NEW YORK - The city that brought you the $55 macaroni and cheese and an omelet that cost a grand now has a pizza to match. , o* h- ?1 D0 _3 V$ C; C 9 N2 b2 k4 _: aAn East Side eatery has given a makeover to the city's fast-food favorite - and added a gulp-inducing $1,000 price tag.. y) p. [" G/ y
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Nino's Bellissima Luxury Pizza is piled high with 8 ounces of caviar, slices of fresh lobster, wasabi and chives on a creme fraîche sauce. - p h0 @" ^0 j \( U+ h5 c" f& d5 d6 A0 ]; B! d2 g; L
"It's not for everyone," says Nino Selimaj, owner of the restaurant, who recommends washing down the creation with Dom Perignon rather than Coca-Cola. ( ~, @( Q- H5 G5 i( ?+ |: E! }2 O$ X/ B! s$ {: o) B' F3 E
"It's something special. It's a pizza for people who like luxury. It's the most expensive pizza on Earth." 4 K( f3 T! f# c: [$ ` 9 t# u% R' p0 M, uAs of Wednesday, the pricey pie had been bought by only one customer - private investigator and restaurant regular Bo Dietl. # {# V/ @9 M( C5 b9 @( l6 h2 }- w6 N6 Y6 r1 [$ z
"When (Selimaj) told me about it, I thought he was on crack," Dietl said. "But eating it was like Disney World. The balls of caviar just pop in your mouth. It was an exciting taste." , \* R- R) G0 `+ T 3 o1 o+ _% d8 O6 p8 U) n6 lSelimaj's pizza price matches the $1,000 omelet that graced Le Parker Meridien hotel's menu in 2004 and makes the truffle-topped mac and cheese at the Waverly Inn look like a relative bargain.1 G( c# t, |5 |
3 }9 z7 `+ a9 \# j" A2 S e BHe said he experimented with truffles before settling on lobster and caviar. 1 P# ^7 w. m/ ?$ F2 X4 G" Y; f/ L4 t
And, yes, there's a markup, but a pie costs $720 to make, he said. Orders have to be placed 24 hours in advance.7 R6 ^1 j: q+ u* n
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A New York Daily News reporter who had a bite thought it "was tasty."! P5 c9 I$ {+ H7 p- V. S4 p
B$ b- k% T5 [; A"I felt like I was eating a high-end appetizer," he said. "The blend of the dough and the creme fraîche sauce and the fish - it all seemed to work well together." % C8 ^" L+ w/ C/ S1 ^3 _6 q; N* b0 j: y
Customer Lori Irushalmi, 33, a Manhattan mom, tried a free slice Wednesday, folding it in two like a true New Yorker. % h. ?% k) W7 j. m4 m2 R" i/ g$ Z, ^. z& ^, C& Z
"It's not bad," she said. "It's salty, it's fishy, but it's not overpowering." 7 p$ e6 M2 J* n/ l7 J& A9 d( a" i. Y! x0 e! @+ e. ~+ Q
"It's tasty," she concluded, "but I would never pay for it.") c: ~2 A8 K; K# e4 L, C5 Y
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