This gold hotpot costs US$97,000, but does it make food taste better?


By Fran Lu

A woman in southern China who posted a video of herself eating hotpot from a luxury pure gold pot that weighs 1kg and is worth 700,000 yuan (US$97,000) has shocked the online community.

The woman, who owns two gold wholesale shops in Shuibei, Shenzhen’s famous gold and jewellery street, said the pot was custom-made for a customer by a factory whose owner was a friend of hers.

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