In the Ritz Carlton in Tokyo there was a truffle auction on Sunday for the most expensive truffles in the world. Last year Stanley Ho the casino tycoon purchased a white truffle for $330,000 which weighed 1.5kg. 1.05kg was the biggest purchased this year. The overall spent on the truffles this year was not allot compared to the past years definitely signs of a recession with many key high rollers not attending. Russians did bid over the phone but still overall turn out was not great.