[Sca-cooks] Oh dear...

[Bill Fisher]

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:15:52 -0500, Phlip <phlip at 99main.com> wrote:
> 
> Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...
> 
> LONDON: A number of wealthy clients of the smart London
> restaurant Zafferano clubbed together to buy one of the most
> expensive truffles in the world for 40,000 euros (53,000
> dollars), but it ended up spoiling in a refrigerator. The
> 850-gram (30-ounce) delicacy from Tuscany was put on display
> at the restaurant but then the chef went on vacation after
> locking the truffle in the fridge and taking the keys with
> him. When he returned after four days, he found it had
> rotted, forcing the owner to throw the whole thing out.
> 
> Saint Phlip,
> CoD


Yeah, that's only part of the real story.  The only problem with 
the truffle is that it is unfit for human consumption.  They gave
the truffle back to the folks they bought it from and they buried 
it near where it was found.  Apparently when truffles go bad,
they are goin to seed to make new truffles.  So they are hoping
it will seed an even bigger batch of truffles for next year.

The restaraunt was compensated with an equivalent weight
in smaller truffles though.

Cadoc
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