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Cooked on pure gold bars: Jeweler serves $450,000 steak

January 18th, 2026 - 09:42 GMT

Sally Shakkour

Cooked on pure gold bars: Jeweler serves $450,000 steak

ALBAWABA - A bizarre and unusual video has gone viral on social media, showing a New York City jeweler cooking a steak on three gold bars. The sight astonished viewers and garnered millions of views within hours. In the video, the jeweler explained that gold is one of the fastest conductors of heat, causing it to heat up very quickly. He asserted that cooking a steak on gold takes three ...

Meanwhile, on the business front, Japan pushed for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the GCC to boost trade ties. Meanwhile, on the business front, Japan pushed for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the GCC to boost trade ties (Pictured: Japan Fokoshima Disaster).

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Saudi Arabia is creating several new cities across the kingdom, particularly near the religious cities of Makkah and Medinah, as its population rapidly grows.

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August 26th, 2013 - 11:07 GMT

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