A set of white truffles is displayed after being sold for €75,000 to a Hong Kong buyer. AFPALBA, Italy: It's bad news for white truffle fans. The winning bidder for the biggest truffle at this year's Alba White Truffle auction in Italy, from Hong Kong, paid €75,000 ($87,500) for a set of well-rounded truffles weighing 850 grams (1.9 pounds). Alba, a small town in the northwestern region of Piemonte, is known as Italy's white truffle capital. Over the past 25 years, there has been a 30% decrease in truffle production -- and, in some places, they are disappearing altogether.

Source: Bangkok Post November 13, 2017 22:07 UTC