"Only Ministers Eat?" 50,000 Won 'Gold Leaf Steak' Draws 1,000 People... Huge Hit in Vietnam
[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Last month, a Vietnamese minister sparked controversy after eating an ultra-expensive 'Gold Leaf Steak' costing over 1.5 million KRW during an overseas business trip. Recently, a 'Gold Leaf Steak' priced at 50,000 KRW per person has appeared in Vietnam.
According to major foreign media, a restaurant inside a hotel in Hanoi recently started selling Gold Leaf Steak priced at 45 USD (53,000 KRW) per person. The steak sold at this hotel is a four-person steak wrapped with 10 to 15 sheets of gold leaf.
The hotel is known as the so-called 'Gilded Hotel,' which attracted attention last July by applying gold leaf not only to the building's exterior walls but also to the bathtubs and toilets inside the rooms.
The hotel had been selling 'Gold Leaf Steak' before, but after the controversy over the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security Minister To Lam's 'Gold Leaf Steak,' the hotel restaurant changed its name to 'Golden Beef Restaurant' and began selling a steak similar to the controversial 'Gold Leaf Steak' for 45 USD per person.
The Vietnamese Minister of Public Security eating a gold leaf steak costing well over 1 million won in London.
/Photo by YouTube capture
Nguyen Hu Duong, the hotel owner, said, "I thought there was no reason not to sell reasonably priced Gold Leaf Steak," adding, "More than 1,000 customers have come to try the Gold Leaf Steak."
However, foreign media reported, "In Vietnam, where the average monthly income is only 183 USD (215,000 KRW), 45 USD is still expensive."
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Meanwhile, last month in Vietnam, a video spread online showing To Lam, a powerful politician, eating a 'Gold Leaf Steak' costing between 1,140 and 2,150 USD (1.34 million to 2.54 million KRW) at a famous steak restaurant in London while attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference, sparking public outrage.
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