May 13, 2013 06:20 PM EDT
$120 Egg Sandwich: Resonable or Ridiculous?

How much would you pay for a delicious egg sandwich? $5? Maybe even $10? A restaurant in Australia that customers will be willing to part with a cool $120 for one of their egg sandwiches.

The sandwich features award-winning bacon from Slade Point Meat Specialists in Mackay, Queensland, a pan-fried duck egg, semi-dried and smoked gourmet truss tomatoes, duck foie gras, caviar, creme fraiche, shaved truffles and English cheddar, squeezed between a handmade brioche bun. It will be served with a side of chips and shaved truffle aioli.

"It's not something I ever thought I'd be doing but it will be interesting to see how many we'll sell," said Carla Jones, the head chef at 4Fourteen restaurant in Sydney, according to The Sunday Telegraph. "I reckon some people will buy it just to see what it's like. I'm not sure I'd eat it - I'm not that into truffles and stuff like that."

Bacon Week was created to promote quality Australian pork. Chefs in Sydney are featuring items on their menu that use bacon, according to UPI.

About two-thirds of bacon sales made in Australia are from pork that's imported and the average consumer doesn't know that's going on," Australian Pork Chief Executive Officer Andrew Spencer said.

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