Tuber magnatum
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Tuber magnatum, the white truffle, is a species of truffle in the order Pezizales and family Tuberaceae. It is mainly found in Italy, but also in other parts of Southern Europe, as well as Thailand.
Truffle washed and cut
Stanley Ho
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Stanley Ho Hung-sun was a Hong Kong and Macau billionaire businessman. He was the founder and chairman of SJM Holdings, which owns nineteen casinos in Macau including the Grand Lisboa.
Tuber magnatum
…and was entered into the Guinness Book of Records. The record price paid for a single white truffle was set in December 2007, when Macau casino owner Stanley Ho paid $330,000 (£165,000) for a specimen weighing 1.5 kg (3 lb 5 oz). One of the largest truffles found in decades, it was unearthed near Pisa, Italy…
Ho in 2006
Macau Tower, owned by STDM
Bust of Stanley Ho at the Fundação Oriente, Lisbon.
Stanley Ho Building, Hong Kong Polytechnic University