What is the world's most expensive ice cream made of — £5,000 a serving

Byakuya, Japanese for «white night», is the most expensive ice cream in the world. Photo: Guinness Book of Records

The Japanese company has entered the Guinness Book of Records for the most expensive ice cream with a dessert of black and white truffles and golden flakes.

One serving of «Byakuya» weighing 4.4 fl oz», which translates to «white night», costs 880,000 yen (£5,113).

The high price reflects the rarity of some ingredients, according to Tokyo-based ice cream maker Cellato, its maker.

The most expensive ingredient in the dish is rare white truffles from the city of Alba in Italy's Piedmont region, which cost over £11,600 per 2.2 pounds (1 kg) of the fungus known as «white diamonds».

Described as «rich and smooth ice cream,» the dish also includes black truffles, cashews, milk, egg yolks, sugar, salt, rice, starch syrup, a drop of sake, and sake sediment (residual yeast left over from brewing beer). process).

Cellato recommends pouring plenty of white truffle oil on ice cream immediately before serving. Photo: Guinness Book. of Records

The slightly sweet aroma of high-quality ginjo sake, combined with white truffles, creates a complex flavor, the company said.

Small shavings of white truffles and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese decorate the dessert, and then sprinkle pieces of edible gold.

The company recommends pouring a generous bottle of white truffle oil on ice cream just before preparation. consumed. He adds that the dish should not be served frozen, but soft enough to fit a spoon into. If it is too hard and the consumer cannot wait, it is recommended to put it in the microwave for 20 seconds.

New high-end ice cream

The dessert was created by Tadayoshi Yamada, head chef at RiVi fusion restaurant in Osaka, who said he tried dozens of ingredient combinations until he was satisfied.

«We wanted to combine the best ingredients from both Europe and Japan in ice cream, which had not been done before, and Cellato was especially eager to use white truffles.

“When you put ice cream in your mouth, the first sensation is a strong aroma. white truffles,” he told the Telegraph. “Followed by Parmigiano cheese and then sake.”

Cellato is working on a range of new luxury ice creams, including caviar and champagne options.

In Japan, the product delivered to customers' doors and comes with a handmade spoon made by artisans from Kyoto's Fushimi Metalworking District using the same materials used to build temples and shrines.

Cellato said the dish took more than 18 months and countless attempts.