A New York hotel has laid claim to the world's most
expensive omelette, which will set you back
$1,000.
Called the Zillion Dollar Lobster Frittata, it is featured
on the menu at Norma’s restaurant in Manhattan's Le Parker Meridien
Hotel.
So what differentiates this lavish dish with your average
$10 diner-style omelette? It is packed with lobster and
caviar.
The 10ounces of American Sturgeon caviar piled on top of
the omelette ordinarily retails for about $65 an ounce.
With $650 worth of caviar sitting atop the expensive
omelette, the extra $350 is made up of one whole lobster, eggs,
cream and chives, the dish's main ingredients, and then the hotel's
overheads.
Marisa Zafran, Parker Meridien's director of
public relations, told MailOnline: 'We actually don't make much
money on it, we sell it at about cost.'
For those who want a taste of the high-end omelette, but
prefer to not eat their money, there is also a scaled down version
available for $100.
According to Ms Zafran, about a 12 people order the $1,000
omelette per year, and approximately ten people per month order the
$100 version.
On the menu next to the dish, a cheeky challenge reads:
'Norma dares you to expense this.'
Ms Zafran explained: 'When we launched the omelette in
2004, expensive food wasn't a trend. The idea was decadent and
funny.'
The hotel, and its restaurant, is well-known for its
tongue 'n cheek humour, as well as its delicious breakfast
concoctions.
Norma's Donut Even Go There French Toast, which is
cheesecake-stuffed and coconut-rolled, served with orange drizzle
and vanilla ice cream, is a favourite.
Ms Zafran added: '[The omelette] started out as a joke, we
were playing around because it's very on brand for us.'
Emile Castillo, Norma's executive
chef, said: 'We knew it was going to be a very
expensive dish, so we decided to have some fun with it. It tastes
incredible, though. It's not just a gimmick.'
Two years ago a London restaurant served what was thought
to be the world's costliest omelette, for $140 (£90).
The pricey egg delight, available from London's Bosidale,
was made of gulls' eggs and contained lobster, crab and
truffles.
Bank-breaking bite: A diner tastes the world's most
expensive omelette
