A central London restaurant is offering what it claims is the world’s most expensive omelette.
The restaurant, Boisdale, has put a crab, lobster, asparagus and truffle omelette on its menu, costing about ten times the price of a normal omelette.
The star ingredient of the £90 omelette, apart from the expensive filling, are gulls’ eggs, a particularly rich egg that is only allowed to be eaten for a few weeks of the year during Spring.
The eggs, which have a spotted green-grey shell, are slightly bigger than a hen’s egg and need to be collected from gulls’ nests by 25 licensed traders. The licenses are granted by the Department for Food and Rural Affairs.
Only about 40,000 gulls’ eggs are sold each year, with most collected from estates owned by wealthy families. Some conservationists oppose the practice as the British black-headed gull is in long-term decline.
Ranald Macdonald, proprietor and founder of Boisdale, said: “Gull’s eggs are very rare and one of the short-lived gems of the season. They have a magnificent flavour, make an incredibly light and fluffy omelette and are ridiculously expensive. I am delighted to be able to offer our customers this rare culinary experience for a very short period of time.”
But would lunch-goers be willing to pay a hefty £90 for an omelette?
Chef Neil Churchill said: “It’s a lot of money for an omelette. But our diners will feel it’s money well spent when they taste it.
“We get lots of City workers here and if they’re in a good mood it will be a nice way to celebrate.”
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