Odd News

Earth wonders never seize to amaze and it only proves that there are still things that can make us gaps in surprise. Furthermore, we don't know still the potential that the nature has and instead of taking advantage, we mistreat it. Looking all the way to Italy, the latest discovery gives us the chills; a 1.5-kg white truffle was found in the Italian countryside. Christiano Savini is a truffle hunter and every year he goes hunting together with his father in an area of Tuscany. His dog, Rocco, sniffed out the truffle by an oak tree near Pisa last weekend. At the beginning it wasn't a surprise due to the fact that ten years ago they found there another white truffle of a half-kilo. It was buried 2.5 feet underground and they had to dig wider and wider, like in a reverse cone, rather than digging down and narrowing towards the spot where the truffle was, according to Savini's statement. The dog was all agitated and he continued to jump from one side to the other as if to indicate they had to enlarge the hole. After displaying the enormous truffle at a five-star hotel in Rome on Tuesday, Savini sent it to Macau, a Chinese enclave, for a charity auction that will be held on Saturday and it is expected to get as much as 150,000 euros (108,000 pounds) because a truffle of the same size found last year in Italy's truffle town of Alba, was bought for 125,000 euros by a Hong Kong bidder. Although it is not the biggest white truffle ever (in 1954 was found a 2,5 kg truffle that was presented to former U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower) Savini consider it to be a gift for him and his family. The truffle hunter deserves our applause not only for his achievement but also for the fact that he looked beyond money and all other financial retribution. Good for him and bon appetite to the one buying it (if he/she eats it). Enjoy!

by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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