In an earlier post I mentioned that purchase of a white fungus (truffle) by a New York Restauranteur for what would be a year's wages for other people and I ridiculed him for this extravagance. I now take it back! The prize for gross extravagance and stupidity has been won by the English.
ROME (Reuters) - The world's most expensive truffle returned to Italy to be buried on Saturday.
The warty white fungus, once an aphrodisiac for the ancient Romans and now one of the most costly foods in the world, was bought by a London restaurant at auction last month.
Despite having paid a $52,000 for the precious tuber, the restaurant left the fungus in a safe for too long and it rotted.
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