Giant Italian truffle fetches top price
Published November 14th, 2005
A truffle weighing 1.2kg (2.6lb) has sold for 95,000 euros ($112,000; £64,000) at an international charity auction in Italy.
An anonymous buyer - reportedly from Hong Kong - purchased the white truffle via satellite link-up.
A white truffle is a very rare type of mushroom that grows underground.
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