Most Americans go a little overboard on Thanksgiving, but that's still no big deal compared to some of the country's richest people.
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A 2018 Business Insider study found that the top 20% of earners (households with annual incomes of $127,000 or more) were more likely to prefer cooked cranberry sauce, stuffed birds, and butternut squash. Wealthy people eat much the same thing, but some spend thousands of dollars on extravagant meals.
The Old Homestead Steakhouse in New York City's Meatpacking District is serving this year's Thanksgiving meal for $85 per person, but a few years ago the restaurant's Thanksgiving meal At $181,000, it is the most expensive in the world and more than 2,800 times more expensive than the average home, CNBC Make It reported.
The dinner had 12 people and included two 20-pound free-range turkeys covered in edible gold flakes for $5,800. The turkey was seasoned with imported saffron and other spices and cost $4,000, and the gravy was infused with Louis XIII Cognac, $3,650. In addition to turkey, there's saffron for $600 per ounce, Alaskan king crab for $50 per pound, Maine lobster for $20 per pound, giant bluefin tuna for $12 per pound, and golden caviar for $1,800 per ounce. I had a stuffed seafood bun. Caspian Sea.
Accompaniments include candied sweet potatoes made with bacon from pigs raised in Spain for $1,200 a pound, butternut squash made with spices from India, golden brown onions from Egypt; There was a chunk of domestic wagyu beef.
Other options include cranberry sauce made with Japanese queen strawberries and Dekopon oranges, white asparagus with vinaigrette infused with 23-year Pappy Van Winkle bourbon ($3,800 a bottle), and orange sabayon sauce infused. There were also mixed berries ($1,800 a bottle). of Grand Marnier. Desserts included pumpkin, apple, coconut custard, and pecan pie.
But if you're an average American, you'll probably pay much less.
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The average cost of Thanksgiving dinner last year was $64.05 for 10 people, according to the Farm Bureau. Estimates for this year are not yet available, but according to the Consumer Price Index, eating-in prices rose 2.4%, compared to a 17% increase over the past two years, USA Today reported.
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