• SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de
    15·
    2 days ago

    And gold leaf isn’t even that expensive

    A single leaf is so thin, that is costs only a little over a buck. The tiny piece of gold on your fancy food? Only a couple cents

    But you can bet your ass that you will pay way more than that

    • Annoyed_🦀 @lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      Exactly the reason that confuse me about these trend, and we can’t even verify it’s actual gold instead of edible imitation. It’s basically telling people you’re rich enough to get scam.

    • Angry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 days ago

      fine dining’s price is loosely coupled to the ingredient cost for everything but the most expensive ones

      Gold leaf is cheap yes, but they are paying for ‘the experience’

      Is it stupid? Yes

      But not even close to the moderately stupid spectrum of human idiocy