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Worth It

The strongest candidates for products where extra money appears to buy extra food, not just extra packaging. Final verdicts wait for price verification and tasting.

Category photograph illustrating Sturgeon Caviar Kaluga; not the exact retail product — Category photo, not exact pack · Pohled 111 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sturgeon Caviar Kaluga

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Category photograph illustrating A5 Japanese Wagyu Sirloin Steak; not the exact retail product — Category photo, not exact pack · Andy Li · CC0

A5 Japanese Wagyu Sirloin Steak

Kagoshima, Japan

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Category photograph illustrating Fresh Périgord Black Truffles; not the exact retail product — Category photo, not exact pack · Natalia Wilson · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fresh Périgord Black Truffles

Tuber melanosporum, France

£30 per 20g — out of season and sold out

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Category photograph illustrating Comté Grande Réserve 36–42 Months; not the exact retail product — Category photo, not exact pack · Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0

Comté Grande Réserve 36–42 Months

Juraflore, Jura

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Category photograph illustrating Pump Street Ecuador 85%; not the exact retail product — Category photo, not exact pack · Simon A. Eugster · CC BY-SA 3.0

Pump Street Ecuador 85%

Pump Street Chocolate, Suffolk

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Category photograph illustrating Muraglia Intense Fruity Extra Virgin Olive Oil; not the exact retail product — Category photo, not exact pack · Lemone · CC BY-SA 4.0

Muraglia Intense Fruity Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Frantoio Muraglia, Puglia

£21.95 per 500ml — currently out of stock

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Category photograph illustrating Rare Tea Japanese Gyokuro; not the exact retail product — Category photo, not exact pack · Washing Machine · CC0

Rare Tea Japanese Gyokuro

The Rare Tea Co.

£70 per 50g bag

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Category photograph illustrating Harrods £50 Viral Cheese Purchase; not the exact retail product — Category photo, not exact pack · Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0

Harrods £50 Viral Cheese Purchase

As listed at Harrods

£50 historic total — £26 plus £24; weights unreported

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