Florida is another one of those states like California where the fertile conditions of the land have allowed the state to exploit fruit and vegetable production. Florida is home to some of the best citrus production most likely due to its humid and tropical climate. One of their most regarded fruits, the lime is the base to one of America's favorite pies, key lime pie. The Florida Keys is where this particular treat gets its name and origin story.
While it is wildly simplistic in ingredients, not every key lime pie passes the test of being edible. The meringue base of the pie features fresh lime juice, sweetened condensed milk, and whipped egg yolk topped on a crunchy graham cracker crust. The opposing textures, tartness of the limes, and smoothness of the creamy meringue base are a mixture of culinary elements that are nothing short of genius. A little advice, if you're in the hunt of a quality key lime pie, never trust a bright green filling when in search of the authentic Florida pie.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.