Going out for ice cream isn’t cheap these days. As The New York Times notes, it’s not uncommon to pay $4 for a small scoop without any toppings. Add some “organic whipped cream, sustainable strawberries and French bittersweet chocolate chunks,” and you’re in double digits territory before you know it.

But just how much is too much? How about $817 for a scoop!

This isn’t fantasy. This is real life. According to Business Insider, a shop in Dubai called Scoopi Cafe serves an $817 scoop called the “Black Diamond,” and BI reports it is “considered to be the most expensive ice cream in the world.” It’d better be!

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