White Truffle Sold for $210,000!

Posted by Alex in Food & Drinks on November 13, 2007 at 4:17 pm

Just a couple of days ago it was ginseng … today’s extravagant food purchase is this white truffle from Alba, Italy. This 750 gram (1 lb 10 oz) specimen fetched a cool $210,000!

Someone sure likes their mushroom: Link - Thanks mikolka!

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