Restaurant Sets World Record for the Most Expensive French Fries

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Usually, french fries don’t change much from restaurant to restaurant. While some like them thin and others thick-cut, fries are pretty similar at the end of the day. That’s why New York City’s Serendipity3 created the most expensive French fries in the world! Trust us, these are quite different.

What’s Inside Most Expensive French Fries?

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Sure, there are different styles of French fries: waffle, curly, or straight, thin cut or thick. However, they’re not that different at the end of the day. So, Serendipity3, a fancy New York City restaurant, decided to kick things up a notch. So, on National French Fry Day, July 13, the team decided to create something extraordinary: the most expensive French fries in the world. Now, it’s official – Guinness World Records official! Incredibly, the dish, “Creme de la Creme Pommes Frites,” comes in at a whopping $200 per serving! Why? Well, it all comes down to the ingredients!

It all starts with the potatoes. The chefs at Serendipity3 use Upstate Chipperbeck potatoes, considered by many as the best in the world. Next, they blanch them in a mix of Dom Perignon Champagne and J. LeBlanc French Champagne Ardenne Vinegar. After the blanching comes the cooking! The fries are cooked in pure goose fat from Southwest France three times. Finally, the fries are seasoned with Guerande Truffle Salt and Urbani Summer Truffle Oil. However, the truffle goodness does not end there! The fries are then topped with shaved Black Summer Truffles from Umbria, Italy, and shaved Crete Senesi Pecorino Tartufello, which is “made of milk of sheep that graze on the clay-rich hills of Crete Senesi, dotted with black truffles foraged from valleys and forests in Volterra and Miniato, Italy.”

Believe it or not, the team does not stop there! They also serve the fries with an equally fantastic sauce…

Recognized By Guinness World Records Once Again

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Of course, the most expensive French fries in the world don’t come with simple ketchup. Instead, the dish comes with a high-cost sauce, called Mornay sauce. Mornay sauce is a mix of Udder Cream from Jersey cows, Black Truffle Butter, and Gruyere Truffled Swiss Raclette. Meanwhile, the fries also look great! Serendipity3 serves the French fries on a Baccarat crystal Arabesque plate and a crystal bowl for the sauce. And now, the dish has become world-famous!

“New York City has reawakened and the world is thrilled that Serendipity3 is back and better than ever,” stated the restaurant’s creative director, Joe Calderone. “We are so honored to be recognized by Guinness World Records for our creation of the most expensive French fries, the Creme de la Creme Pommes Frites, and look forward to creating even more over-the-top recipes in the future.”

Feel ready to splurge on the world’s most expensive French fries? Well, you’ll need to give the restaurant a 48-hour advance request for the $200 dish. Beware: there’s already a waiting list – it’s a massive hit! Of course, Serendipity3 also wants people to know that they can order their entire menu alongside their very expensive truffle fries. As you might imagine, this is far from the first time Serendipity3 has done something like this. In the past, the team has also created the most milkshake, sandwich, and dessert for those who like to splurge!

Sources: MSN, NBC New York