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Dilemma: Buy a truffle, or a new house?

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A Hong Kong property tycoon and his wife have paid $160,406 for a huge Italian white truffle, expected to be the world's most expensive ever.

I think the rules of decency prevent me from mentioning what I think this giant pile of truffle looks like -- and I certainly wouldn't smell it.

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Chef Umberto Bombana of the Ritz-Carlton hotel will prepare the mushroom for a five-course banquet hosted by Wu on Thursday.

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