Golden Imperial Schnitzel gets Goldie and Pricey

Real gold leafs and white truffles make the Golden Kaiser Schnitzel the world’s most expensive schnitzel. A German restaurant in Dusseldorf decided to laugh at the economic crisis and offer its customers one of the most expensive treats on Earth. The   German snack bar is bucking the economic crisis with a posh twist on a favourite local dish: a veal filet coated with gold leaf and truffles that has been dubbed the world’s priciest schnitzel. The “Golden Kaiser Schnitzel” is on offer at a self-service counter in Düsseldorf, western Germany.  The Berger Strasse restaurant has been serving its golden delight for about three years, but only recently began to promote it. Thomas Huber, the establishment’s manager, said the gold has no taste and therefore adds nothing to the flavour   of the schnitzel, but the white Italian Alba truffles are a whole other matter. At 5,000 Euros per kilo, these exclusive ingredients set the Golden Kaiser Schnitzel’s price tag at 150, Euros ($242). The Schnitzel   had been sprinkled with 24 carat gold   to add more elegance and grandeur  to the food stuff.

The Schnitzel swathed in gold  outshines  the sausage and  meatball dishes  on the menu.  And yes those dishes start  at under five Euros in the menu card.   While just milligrams of gold leaf are needed, the recipe requires a few grams of truffles. The schnitzel is topped with a white Alba truffle pate, a few milligrams  of leaf gold and black truffles on top.    Patrons must carry it themselves on trays from the checkout to their tables. Other schnitzel dishes at the eatery start at €4.95.  As the owner Huber rightly puts it that although gold is tasteless it does add a lot of glam and sheen to the dish. Huber says the imperial schnitzel comes with a traditional potato salad and a glass of champagne. 

The pricey dish has been  the toast of the restaurant kitchen for some time and sells about 100 units in a day. However  Huber has off late realized the enormity  the dish carries  and has taken all the effort to get the super glowing dish noticed by all.

The  Most Expensive Schnitzel valued at  150 Euros was  the ‘Golden Imperial Schnitzel’  made by at the Berger Strabe restaurant at Dusseldorf, Germany on December 24,2009.