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WATCH | This huge Italian truffle just sold for $118,000

A two-pound truffle just sold for almost $118,000 in Italy.

White Alba truffles are picture before the international auction for truffles at the Castle of Grinzane Cavour in Grinzane Cavour near Alba, northwestern Italy, November 14, 2021. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca
White Alba truffles are picture before the international auction for truffles at the Castle of Grinzane Cavour in Grinzane Cavour near Alba, northwestern Italy, November 14, 2021. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca (MASSIMO PINCA)

A two-pound truffle just sold for almost $118,000 in Italy. The white tuber was bought by Michelin-starred chef Umberto Bombana who runs the ‘Otto e Mezzo’ restaurant in Hong Kong.

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