International White Truffle Auction

Truffles wait on a silver platter to be sold at the International Truffle Auction in Alba, Italy.

It may smell funny, but the elusive white truffle fetches a fortune

Lifestyle & Belief

In northern Italy, a multi-thousand dollar piece of food can literally grow right out of the ground. These white truffles can sell for as much as $120,000 — and they’re being snapped up as quickly as truffle hunters can pull them out of the ground.

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