Selfridges makes £85 sarnie

Chefs at upmarket London department store Selfridges have created an£85 sandwich, to be sold in its Oxford Street food hall.

The principle ingredient in the snack will be Wagyu beef, a premium cut of beef imported specially from Japan.

Dubbed the 'caviar of beef', Wagyu has already proved to be a big hit in the US, prompting queues in New York for burgers made from the elite Japanese imperial cattle.

Also included in the sandwich will be Brie de Meaux cheese, thought to be one of the finest in France. Fois gras, black truffle mayonnaise, English plum tomatoes and red pepper and mustard confit also feature in the sour dough sandwich.