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Each sword requires dedication, skill, and can take over 18 months to create.

Gold is the shining embodiment of wealth, but why? Correction: The estimated amount of gold left in Earth’s crust is 55,000 tons, not 55 tons as the video states. Business Insider regrets the error.

On day one, harvesters cut out these river reeds. And in eight days, after drying, burning and filtering, the reeds will produce one of the most expensive salts in the world. Just one tablespoon of river reed salt costs about $1 in Kenya. Compare that to the 4 cents it costs locals for the same amount of sea salt. So how do producers make salt from river reeds? And why is it so expensive?

Kampot pepper, grown in Cambodia, is so expensive because it's considered the Champagne of pepper. In 206, the European Union awarded pepper grown in this region a protected geographical indication. The taste of Kampot peppercorns is described as fresh, citrusy, fruity, and pungent. But these peppercorns don't come cheap. Wholesale Kampot black pepper costs $15 per kilogram and white pepper costs $28 per kilogram. Online, it can cost over $100 per kilogram. Over 400 farmers grow this pepper, but climate change and competition from large farms could make it harder to earn a profit.

Often referred to as "the Wagyu of salmon," Copper River king salmon can reach $120 per pound. That is 6 times as much as other wild salmon.