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Most Expensive Vegetables List: Can you imagine spending ₹2 lakhs for just one kilogram of vegetables? While vegetables are an essential part of our daily diet, certain rare and exotic varieties of vegetables make them very expensive. These vegetables are priced based on their unique taste, nutrient value, and growing difficulty.

From the rare white truffle mushroom to the delicate hop shoots, there are some exotic and expensive vegetables that cost lakhs per kilogram, and weigh more than gold.

Here are some of the top 10 expensive vegetables that will shock you with their mind-boggling prices;

1. White truffle

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White Truffle is the most expensive vegetable in the world. This is a kind of mushroom that is one the rarest and most luxurious fungi, found only in specific regions of Italy and France. This vegetable costs around ₹2 lakh to ₹5 lakh per kg.

2. Hop shoots

hop shoots world's most expensive vegetable

Hop Shoots are the most expensive and rare vegetable used in beers and gourmet dishes. It is highly Labor-intensive to harvest therefore it costs around ₹80,000 to ₹ 1,00,000 per Kg.

3. Matsutake mushrooms

Mastuate world's most expensive vegetable

Matsutake Mushrooms are mainly found in Japan and are known for their earthy flavour. This vegetable is extremely rare due to specific growing regions and conditions, which makes it expensive. It costs around ₹50,000–₹1,00,000 per kg.

4. Wasabi roots

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Known for its spicy kick, essential in Japanese cuisine, Wasabi roots are difficult to grow and harvest, making it highly priced. Wasabi roots cost around ₹12,000 to ₹15,000 per Kg.

5. Pink lettuce

Pink lettuce world's most expensive vegetable

We often use green lettuce in salads but did you know there is pink lettuce as well that comes in the world’s most expensive vegetables? A visually stunning and nutrient-rich lettuce is popular in high-end salads. It costs ₹4000 to ₹5000 per Kg.

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6. Spanish peas

Spanish peas world's most expensive vegetable

Delicate and sweet, Spanish peas, also referred to as Teardrop peas or Green Cavier are mainly found in Spain and are very sensitive and precious vegetables. Due to the short harvesting season, its prices have increased. It is found in the market at ₹7,000–₹8,000 per kg.

7. La bonnotte potatoes

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This is the world's most expensive potato that is grown only on the Islands of Noirmoutier, France. It is harvested by hand only and overpriced for its buttery texture. Its price in the market is ₹35, 000 to ₹50, 000 per kg.

8. Leek

Leek world's most expensive vegetable

Known for its mild-onion flavour, Leek is commonly used in soups and gourmet dishes. It costs around ₹600 to ₹800 per kg in the market.

9. Yamashita Spinach

Yamashita Spinach world's most expensive vegetable

Yamashita Spinach is mainly grown in Japan and needs intensive care. Its tenderness and flavour make it highly priced, costing at ₹3000 to ₹4000 per kg.

10. Asparagus

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White Asparagus is a flowering plant species that is considered one of the most expensive green vegetables. Especially, white asparagus that undergoes two years of cultivation. Its price in the Indian market is ₹1200 to 2500 per kg.

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