An Italian white truffle weighing simply 830 grams was bought for 103,000 euros at an public sale held on Sunday (November 14) on the magnificent Thirteenth-century fort of Grinzane Cavour.
The prized mushroom went to Hong Kong after an public sale held concurrently in Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai and Moscow.
The white tuber, one of the coveted and costly components on this planet, was purchased by the Michelin-starred Italian chef Umberto Bombana, who runs the “Otto e Mezzo” restaurant in Hong Kong.
The Italian north western area of Piedmont is named Italy’s producer of this tubers that develop spontaneously within the earth in only a few areas of Italy and central Europe.
With their distinctive flavour and aroma, they’re discovered two to eight inches beneath the bottom close to the roots of bushes with which they dwell in symbiosis and as they evaporate they provide off an odour which lasts for a restricted time frame and may solely be detected by the help of well-trained canines and skilled hunters.
The historic Worldwide Alba White Truffle Truthful attracts round 100,000 guests annually from all around the world who come to the little city in Piedmont to purchase, promote and scent the costly delicacy that, in contrast to black truffles which could be cultivated on plantations, grows solely naturally in forests.