Gold-Leaf Seafood Tower
$1,800 play money
Three tiers of shellfish on ice, finished with edible gold. On the ChowChow Feast menu it costs $1,800 in play money, which puts it in the Luxury tier ($250 to $1,999). It is one of the big treats on the menu.
No payment, no address, no delivery. This is a game.
Key facts
- Cuisine
- International
- Menu section
- Seafood & Sushi
- Price tier
- Luxury ($250 to $1,999)
- Play-money price
- $1,800
- Main ingredients
- lobster, oysters, crab, shrimp, gold leaf
- How it is served
- A three-tier seafood tower of oysters, lobster, crab and shrimp on ice, with flecks of gold leaf
History, tradition and origin
The chilled seafood platter, shellfish piled on ice over several tiers, is a brasserie tradition from the French coast and Paris. Fishing towns also have their one-pot dishes: saffron fish stew from Marseille, and rice cooked in a wide pan from the Valencia region of Spain. All began as ways to use the mixed catch of the day.
Food economy and industry
A platter draws on several fisheries at once: oyster and mussel farms, crab and lobster pots, and shrimp boats. Restaurants rely on specialist wholesalers who buy at dawn auctions and deliver the same morning. Saffron, used in many of these dishes, is picked by hand from crocus flowers and is one of the costliest spices by weight.
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Bouillabaisse Seafood Stew
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The chef chooses every piece and serves it one bite at a time across the counter.
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Whole King Crab
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Oyster and Caviar Sampler
Oysters on ice, each wearing a spoonful of caviar.
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