Prized truffle not such a treat for Hong Kong tycoon

0 Comments | AFP, November, 2006

HONG KONG (AFP) — It might be the world's most expensive truffle, but a Hong Kong billionaire who forked out 12,500 euros (160,787 dollars) to buy it said he was not such a big fan, a report said. Sir Gordon Wu admitted that he did not like the famous Alba white truffle much nor the pungent smell of the giant 1.5 kilogramme (3.3 pounds) fungus, the South China Morning Post reported.

"I had no idea these truffles were so prized and in fact, I don't really like the smell of them," he said as he and his 40 plus friends arrived for a sumptuous banquet Thursday to consume the huge delicacy. "But my wife likes the taste and last year a Hong Kong lady bought it (the year's biggest truffle), so I thought it would be a good idea to keep the tradition going," the boss of the Hopewell...