A One Thousand Dollars Omelet?
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pavane > wrote:
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>"axlq in California" > wrote in message
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>> Let's see:
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>> 4 eggs: $2.00
>> 1 Maine lobster: $15.00 (cheaper if you live in Maine)
>> 6 oz Caviar: $360.00 (assuming the finest Beluga Sturgeon caviar)
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>Today's prices for "finest Beluga Sturgeon caviar," that being
>the Imperial Iranian, are, in US$:
>2-oz $234.
>7-oz (200g) $819
>
>Welcome to the 21st Century.
That's retail markup. Not relevant here. A restaurant can probably
get it wholesale at $60/ounce.
-A
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