This $214 grilled cheese is dipped in gold

Forget dipping grilled cheese in tomato soup — this high-end sandwich is dipped in gold.

Famed New York City restaurant Serendipity 3 serves up the "Quintessential Grilled Cheese Sandwich" for a record-setting $214.

The sandwich starts with two pieces of French bread, baked with Champagne and 23-karat gold. It's then stuffed with a rare Italian cheese that only 25,000 cows produce. Finally, it's brushed with white truffle oil and crisp gold fakes, grilled, and encrusted with more edible gold.

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The extravagant sandwich is served with a lobster tomato bisque, making it Guinness World Records' most expensive sandwich.

And while grilled cheese is typically a quick dinner, the Quintessential has to be ordered 48 hours in advance. Pair it with Serendipity's $1,000 Golden Opulence Sundae for a balanced, bankrupting meal.