YeinJee's Asian Journal » Rome City http://yeinjee.com Popular blog about Asian culture, lifestyle, entertainment, food, travel, trend, events, traditions and offbeat stuff. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:11:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Giant truffle sold for USD200k http://yeinjee.com/2008/giant-truffle-sold-for-usd200k/ http://yeinjee.com/2008/giant-truffle-sold-for-usd200k/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:54:09 +0000 Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/?p=9498 The largest truffle found in Italy this year was sold for USD200,000 at a charity auction that was held simultaneously in Abu Dhabi, Macau, London and Rome on November 29.

Picture of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho winning the largest truffle in a 2009 charity auction
Stanley Ho and his winning piece
(Image via Xinhuanet)

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.

A total of $284k were raised from this auction event, with a few smaller truffle being sold as well. The money will be donated to selected charities in the cities that held the synchronised auction.

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