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$210,000 White Truffle
 
 
 

Truffle lovers worldwide put in bids for a 750-gram white truffle from Alba in Italy.

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Bids came in from New York and Berlin but it was a $210,000 bid from Hong Kong that won the auction.

The Italian truffle market has been more expensive lately after having a dry summer.

Sunday’s truffle auction raised a total of $535,000.

Back in November of 2006 another white truffle was purchased by a Hong Kong resident for $160,000. I guess they really love truffles in Asia.

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Comment by pate de fois gras
2007-11-12 14:11:27

I read that once a group of wealthy people, including several Hollywood stars, pooled their money to buy a truffle for $250,000. Unfortunately, the truffle went bad before they could decide exactly how to eat it!

 
Comment by darkwing duck
2007-11-12 18:13:29

that a lot of money for a truffle.

dam i have lot of truffle in my backyard i wonder how it will go for?

 
Comment by Zola
2007-11-14 03:46:26

Three Cheers for Hong Kong for setting a record in this unusual category.

 
Comment by jux
2008-05-17 18:31:21

I thought this was one ugly piece of white chocolate truffle fetching 210k. But then i wiki-ed truffle and found out its a fungi.

Thank goodness for wikipedia.

 
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