Caviar is considered a delicacy because only the rich can afford to eat it.

Eating rotten sharks that have fermented for over a year is a cultural delicacy in Iceland.

In Japan, soft-shelled turtles are a delicacy marketed to hungry tourists and eaten in soup or risotto.

Mice wine is a Korean delicacy said to be a miracle tonic for failing health that consists of drinking a bottle of wine filled with a fermented baby mouse.

The rare white truffle is a known delicacy that is so precious it cost thousands of dollars per ounce.