The World’s Most Expensive Homemade Pizza

The World’s Most Expensive Homemade Pizza

The world’s largest pizza might have been made in Johannesburg, but it’s Glasgow that holds the record for the most expensive pizza. And after you hear what this pizza was made out of, you probably won’t be surprised to find out that this pricey pie, could be nothing but homemade pizza!

It was Domenico Crolla (pictured with his creation), restaurateur and Glasgow Italian restaurant owner that set out to make the costliest pizza in the world – and he did. His pizza may not have been that large, taking only 12 inches of pizza dough, but the “Pizza Royale 007” had only the most luxurious toppings. Those include cognac-marinated lobster, champagne-soaked caviar, sunblush tomato sauce, Scottish smoked ham, medallions of venison, prosciutto, and only the finest vintage balsamic vinegar.

After creating his masterpiece, Domenico put the luxury pizza on eBay, with the proceeds going towards The Fred Hollows Foundation; a UK organization that helps eliminate blindness in third-world countries. Wanting to garner $3,700 for the pizza, the pizza sold to an Italian lawyer by the name of Maurizio Morelli for $4,500.

However, because this pizza was sold at auction and not regularly available on a menu, it does not hold the Guinness world record for most expensive pizza.  That record goes to the pizza sold at Margo's Pizzeria (an Italian restaurant in the island nation of Malta owned by Chef Gordon Ramsay) for about $2,400.  The price of this pizza is driven up by two of its main toppings, white truffles and flakes of 24-carat gold!