19. Kai Mayfair, London — $170 Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup
The name of this dish is classic. Known as “Buddah Jumps Over the Wall Soup” this dish made it to the Guinness World of Records for being the most expensive bowl of soup in the world. Served at the prestigious Kai Mayfair hotel in London, you’ll need to order this masterpiece at least five days in advance, and it will set you back a cool $170.
The Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup originally contained sharks’ fin, abalone, Japanese flower mushroom, dried scallops, sea cucumber, huan ham, chicken, pork and ginseng. The shark’s fin has now been dropped.