Truffle auctioned for no trifling sum
One of the biggest truffles found in half a century -- a 3.3-pound specimen unearthed in Italy late last month -- sold for $330,000 at an auction held simultaneously in Macao, London and Florence.
The giant fungus, described as “looking like a man’s brain,” was presented on a silver platter by an Italian chef flanked by Chinese models at a Macao hotel.
The winning bid came from Macao casino mogul Stanley Ho, beating British artist Damien Hirst and Sheik Mansoor Bin Zayed Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
From Times Wire Reports
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