Giant truffle bid in Macau 全球最大重1.5公斤白松露王澳門拍賣 (全球最大重1.5公斤白松露王澳门拍卖)

This Saturday on the 1st Dec, Hong Kong and Macau's richest tycoons are expected to gather at an exclusive auction for a chance to snaffle one of the largest truffles ever discovered. The 1.5 kg giant white truffle will be sold via videolink to diners at Grand Lisboa casino in Macau.

The truffle was found in a wood near Pisa in Italy's Tuscany region on Friday. According to auction organiser Giselle Oberti, the truffle is expected to fetch more than 206,000 US dollars. "We hope to get the truffle blessed by the Pope before it flies out, but things need to move fast as white truffles should be eaten within 20 days," said Oberti according to Britain's Guardian newspaper.

全球最大重達1.5公斤的“白松露王”及另外15顆松露，將於12月1日週六在澳門新葡京拍賣。這超級白松露王估計成交價會達破紀錄的14萬英鎊。據悉澳門賭王何鴻燊當日會出天價競投。一年一度的松露慈善拍賣會將於週六晚在新葡京宴會廳、意大利佛羅倫斯及英國倫敦三地同時舉行，有衛星直播競投過程。

白松露王被獵人Cristiano Savini所養的狗Rocco在意大利比薩郊區發現，該單一白松露重達1.5公斤，打破1999年發現的另一顆1.31公斤的白松露世界紀錄。每年10月至12月是產期的白松露是最貴的食用菌類。

Source : popsci.typepad.com