NY restaurant selling luxury caviar-topped pizza at $1k

London, June 19 (ANI): A luxurious caviar pizza costing 1,000 dollars is flying off the shelves after being added to a New York restaurant's menu.

The extravagant pie is the creation of New York restauranteur Nino Selimaj, owner of Nino's Bellissima Pizza in Manhattan .

Most of the price-tag comes in the hefty serving of caviar which tops the pizza, which in itself costs 820 dollars, the Daily Mail reported.

Hundreds of people have already bought the decadent dish, which is among the most expensive pizzas in the world.

Two of the world's top caviars, Beluga, and the intensely-flavoured Black Russian Royal Sevruga, are among the varieties selected for Nino's creation.

The fish flavour is further enhanced by thinly sliced lobster and creme fraiche, and topped off with a salmon roll, chives and wasabi paste.

"I've been in the city for 33 years and I serve caviar in all my restaurants," Nino, who owns five restaurants in the city, said.

"I wanted something different for my pizza restaurant.

"I didn't want just a traditional marinara or margherita. I wanted something specific and unique and so I came up with the 1,000-dollar pizza, and it's worth every penny," he added.

Nino has been serving up the pizza fit for Russian tzars for four years, and still prepares around one a week for caviar devotees.

He spent three months trialling different ingredients including white truffles and olive oil, before coming up with the perfect caviar, lobster and creme fraiche mix.

"There was a bit of a slow down with the economy, but we're still selling around 50 a year.

"The price of caviar has actually increased too, so people are getting more for their money, and my profit margin on the pizza has decreased.

"People who know about their caviar love this pizza. We sell them to politicians, Wall Street traders, or couples celebrating a birthday or anniversary.

"It is definitely a pizza for people who like caviar. People who don't like caviar think it is outrageous, and crazy to pay this much.

"But diners always see it on the menu and ask about it, why it is so expensive and how many we sell. People are always curious," he said. (ANI)