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 veggie
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 Truffle a trifle pricey
#4939887 - 11/15/05 11:28 PM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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Truffle a trifle pricey
November 16, 2005 - heraldsun.news.com.au
THE daughter of a Hong Kong British billionaire is believed to be the mystery buyer behind a world-record auction bid for a huge white truffle.
Sources claim that Mara Hotung, 38-year-old daughter of philanthropist Eric Hotung, was the mystery woman who bid $153,000 for the giant fungus during a live charity auction held simultaneously yesterday in Turin, London and Hong Kong.
However, Ms Hotung will not enjoy the luxury fungus alone as she was believed to be bidding on behalf of a consortium of clients from Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong.
After the auction, the truffle was taken by special delivery to the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong, where it will be cooked into a feast on Friday by the hotel's truffle expert, chef Umberto Bombana.
The price shattered the previous record of just over $66,000, paid last year by a consortium led by Roman Abromovich and American actor Gwyneth Paltrow.
They bought it on behalf of Zafferano restaurant in London's fashionable Belgravia district, but the truffle was accidentally left to rot. White truffles are more pungent and more expensive than black truffles.
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Re: Truffle a trifle pricey [Re: veggie]
#4940148 - 11/16/05 12:43 AM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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Re: Truffle a trifle pricey [Re: veggie]
#4940463 - 11/16/05 05:53 AM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
veggie said:
The price shattered the previous record of just over $66,000, but the truffle was accidentally left to rot.
hahaha... $66k and left to decay, I'd have eaten it and had the worlds most expensive belly ache
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GGreatOne234
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 Re: Truffle a trifle pricey [Re: veggie]
#4941243 - 11/16/05 11:13 AM (2 years, 9 months ago) |
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mystery woman who bid $153,000 for the giant fungus
that's insane.
but i guess its ok since it was for charity.
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