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Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle
#20955048 - 12/09/14 09:25 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Attention all foodies: The largest white truffle in the world hits the auction block this weekend.
The truffle, which was discovered last week in Italy by Sabatino Truffles, weighs in at a record 4.16 pounds, will go on sale at Sotheby’s in New York on Saturday.
This white truffle is twice the size of the existing record holder that sold for $417,200 in 2010, according to the auction house.
“This is an extraordinary find,” said Federico Balestra, president of Sabatino Truffles. White truffles are rare and can only be found in select areas of Italy during three months of the year. One of the company’s truffle hunters found the treasure while out with a young dog.
“Usually it’s the older, more experienced dogs that make these finds because it takes a very trained nose to find them,” Balestra explained. “White truffles can be buried 10-15 inches underground sometimes.”
But this food gem was discover only about four inches down. “When the hunter started to dig, he realized how much he had to keep digging and the size of the hole he was making. He couldn’t believe it.”
Immediately after the find, Balestra contacted his high-end customers and received a $1 million offer from a buyer in China. Instead, he’s decided to put the delicacy up for bid.
“If I sold it, I would lose about 60% in taxes to the Italian government. This way all the money will go to charities I choose.” The proceeds of the sale will go to New York City’s Citymeals-on-Wheels and the Children’s Glaucoma Foundation in Boston.
A truffle this size could be very valuable to a restaurant as demand for the fungi continues to grow. But Balestra doesn’t expect a restaurant to make the winning big. “Ninety-percent of the people who have shown interest in the truffle are private individuals.”
The auction starts at 9:15 a.m. in New York — a strategically chosen time. “We wanted to make sure to include the Asia market,” said Balestra. Bidding is expected to start at $50,000.
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: SleepAid]
#20955167 - 12/09/14 10:02 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Holy fuck... I need to go white truffle hunting
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: Uzziel]
#20955478 - 12/09/14 11:41 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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I have some of Sabatino's black truffle salt. Very intense smelling stuff, and I only use a pinch or two for a whole pot of spaghetti.
I wonder what that truffle would taste like, or if this size would affect the taste any.
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: Grey]
#20955570 - 12/10/14 12:12 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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It has worm holes!
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: passifloracaerulea]
#20955617 - 12/10/14 12:26 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Who the fuck would pay a half million dollars for that
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: Rebelutionsssss]
#20955628 - 12/10/14 12:30 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Rebelutionsssss said: Who the fuck would pay a half million dollars for that 
You read wrong. It's going for at least 1 million.
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: Rebelutionsssss]
#20955633 - 12/10/14 12:31 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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I'd buy that for a dollar !
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: Uzziel]
#20955649 - 12/10/14 12:36 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Rebelutionsssss said: Who the fuck would pay a half million dollars for that 
You read wrong. It's going for at least 1 million.
Holy shit even worse it's just going to be some crazy chef who's going to charge thousands of dollars a plate for a tiny piece of that thing. Probably doubling his money
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: SleepAid]
#20955741 - 12/10/14 01:15 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yes the "diamond of the kitchen." I heard about these recently, they are in season. I was dining at Poggio Trattoria in Sausalito last month and they were on the menu. The dish was only around $80 if I remember correctly, I regret not ordering it. I'm going to make a point of going out of my way to try these next year.
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: FractalDust]
#20955829 - 12/10/14 02:18 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yeah super rich people can be fucking crazy. That fucking truffle had better be able to cure cancer for that price.
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: passifloracaerulea]
#20956452 - 12/10/14 08:27 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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I wonder how much it would cost for a tiny one of these? Clone it on agar, and try to make a setup that grows these things like crazy :P
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: Stargate]
#20956498 - 12/10/14 08:45 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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You're not the first person to consider cultivating truffles.
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: SleepAid]
#20956512 - 12/10/14 08:48 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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I know, but truffles still can make a lot of money. One of the best ways to make money in the business world is to find something that someone else has proven to make money, and copy them.
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: Stargate]
#20956566 - 12/10/14 09:11 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Stargate said: I know, but truffles still can make a lot of money. One of the best ways to make money in the business world is to find something that someone else has proven to make money, and copy them.
I meant that up until recently it was considered impossible. Frankly I thought it still was until I looked it up: http://www.garlandtruffles.com/abouttruffles.html
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: SleepAid]
#20956570 - 12/10/14 09:12 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Huh, its strange to think of something as impossible... Well, I'm thinking of growing all sorts of mushies/truffles in the future, and selling them to local restaurants and such.
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: Stargate]
#20956586 - 12/10/14 09:16 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Go for it- you'll obviously have to buy an orchard to start.
Maybe impossible isn't the right word. It's like someone coming up to mush cult and being like yo, I got some amanita muscaria that I want to fruit indoors any tips?
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: SleepAid]
#20956612 - 12/10/14 09:27 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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SleepAid said: Go for it- you'll obviously have to buy an orchard to start.
Maybe impossible isn't the right word. It's like someone coming up to mush cult and being like yo, I got some amanita muscaria that I want to fruit indoors any tips?
I've got 10 acres ready right now. Think it will be enough?
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: Stargate]
#20956652 - 12/10/14 09:41 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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Know a guy who have planted some truffle inoculated trees here in Denmark. Think he had them send up from France. Five of six years on, still no truffles, but I am told it can easily take a decade before they start appearing.
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: rubberlizard]
#20956679 - 12/10/14 09:54 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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http://www.garlandtruffles.com/trufflegrowingbasics.html
it has a whole thing here on the orchard requirements and stuff like that. The shroomery should start a collective of individuals who could contribute time, space, etc and get a truffle empire off the ground.
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Re: Million dollar mushroom: Bidders to battle over world’s largest white truffle [Re: SleepAid]
#20956734 - 12/10/14 10:13 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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They harvested a record haul of five lbs cultivated truffles in an Oregon orchard this year. It can be done.
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