That's one expensive chunk of fungus! A 1.08 kilogram white truffle was sold at an auction Saturday for $200,000. A total of $284,000 was raised for charity at the auction held simultaneously in Abu Dhabi, Macau, London and Rome.
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Macau casino mogul Stanley Ho was the highest bidder for the 1.08-kg white truffle. The tycoon was also the highest bidder for last year’s largest truffle, a 1.5-kg piece that fetched a record $330,000.
Truffle is a precious ingredient in Italian and French gourmet for its pungent aroma and taste. White truffle is considered the best truffle; a kilogram of normal size white truffle could cost over $5000.
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I'm in the wrong business.
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Time for the truffle shuffle!
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Hey, as long as that money is going to charity I don't care if they bid on a golden toilet to eat off of.
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nothing like an overly expensive fungus...
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I live in a black truffle production area : last saturday one of my customer showed me one as big as a fist! And that smell, oh my!
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