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World's Priciest Chocolate Goes on Display in Portugal

by Reuters

   LISBON --

   The world's most expensive chocolate went on display Friday at a
   chocolate fair in Obidos in Portugal.

   Priced at 7,728 euros ($9,489) and covered in edible gold, the
   chocolate is part of a limited edition of 1,000 bonbons. It has a
   filling of saffron threads, white truffle, vanilla from Madagascar and
   gold flakes.

   It was guarded by two uniformed men.

   Its creator, Portuguese chocolatier Daniel Gomes, said the
   diamond-shaped chocolate was certified as the world's most expensive by
   the Guinness Book of Records, which in 2017 listed $250 La Madeline au
   Truffe made by Danish artisan chocolate-maker Fritz Knipschildt's as
   the record holder.

   Its crown-shaped box is decorated with 5,500 Swarovksi crystals and
   also carries personalized pincers.