Neatorama » truffle http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:38:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Truffle Brings $200K http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/01/truffle-brings-200k/ http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/01/truffle-brings-200k/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:38:26 +0000 Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21189 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.

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.

Link (with video) -Thanks, Jee!

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