The 7 Most Expensive Foods You Can Buy

Vanilla

Their pods are pretty tricky to grow and harvest, which is why you’ll often find the bulk of vanilla used in products is artificial. The majority of the world’s vanilla beans are grown in Madagascar. In recent years, multiple storms on the island caused the price of a single pound of vanilla to jump as high as $300! However, we’re now seeing prices start to fall again, so it’s likely going to become cheaper.

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