We visited Beaune market on Saturday and planned to do a little Christmas shopping. The boys were bemused by a particular stall which seemed to be selling gnarly brown lumps of dirt for lots of money. Their entrepreneurial spirit took hold and they were keen to set up a stall of their own with some clods of earth taken from a flower pot. Easy money.
I had to explain to them that these ugly lumps were highly sought after gourmet items called "truffles".
They were selling at 490 Euros per kilo. Bargain considering I have heard that Black Truffle currently sells at 1250 Euros per kilo and the White Truffle at 5800 Euros per kilo.
We didn't buy any.
