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Homeland Burial for the Giant Tuscan Truffle
Staff Writer - December 23, 2004

The "International Tuscan Truffle Auction", with satellite auction in London and New York, held at Cafaggiolo Caste, Italy the past November 20, 2004 become a saga when the $52,000 (€42,000), 852 gram truffle, bought by London restaurant Zafferano, was put in the kitchen safe and went moldy – mainly due to the length of time it had been on display – according to Zafferano's manager Enzo Cassini. .

	White Truffles

The record-breaking monster was the largest-ever white truffle on record and had been found by a farmer and his dog near San Miniato, the Tuscan village some 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Florence, was put on show in London while "the world media flocked to admire and film it from all angles," said Cassini.

The restaurant's staff was devastated, and it was decided it should be buried in the head chef's garden in Fulham, Southwest London.

When the Truffle Hunters of the 'San Miniato Hills Association' heard it was to be buried in England, however, they sent a letter to Cassini pleading for the return the giant truffle, so that it could be buried in its homeland in San Miniato, a world-famous area for Tuscan truffles.

In exchange they have offered Zafferano's manager 900 grams of white truffles estimated about $4,133 (€3,000 or £2150).

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