the white truffle. it's so coveted that it sold on the market and charity auctions for huge sums of money. this season's largest white truffles are selling to bidders from italy and around the world. the auction near is my friend. he's got his work cut out for him. bids for the delicate fungai come in quick and fast. luckily, the buyer isn't put off. the white truffle's value seems to be pretty much indestructible. last up, a truffle weighing close to 2 pounds, pulling in bidders from moscow and hong kong . that's $114,000. when it comes to price, white truffles from piedmont are in a league of their own. nice to see you again. >> nice to see you again. >> would any other truffle from any other part of italy garner that much attention, and would they get that much money? >> i don't think so. it's all about the nature around here. >> i couldn't believe it, though, when the guy dropped the truffle. >> that was a chilling moment. >> there was one little piece left on the floor. i saw it. >> did you pick it

can be farmed, white truffles grow only in the wild, so auction houses rely on truffle -- an area of rowing hills 40 miles south of turin. here, conditions are perfect. warm air from the south pushes back cold currents from the alps, and summer rainfall feeds the mineral-rich soil. white truffles sell for extraordinary amount of money, as they're so hard to find, even if you know what you're doing. i'm going to meet a truffle hunter, and we're going to catch a big one. the competition between truffle hunters is intense, and they're obsessed with guarding their secrets. but i'm meeting someone who's agreed to show me some of what he knows. this is going to be interesting. okay. here we go. ciao. stanley. egor is known as the king of truffle hunters. hi. border collie? >> border collie. >> well, shall we? let's go. so beautiful. >> lola and suzie have been trained since they were puppies to detect the truffle's unique scent. >> egor once found a monster truffle weighing just over two pounds, so you never know what we might find today. >> for all of egor's expertise, the last few years

when it comes to price, white truffles from piedman are in a logue of their hone. >> nice to view you goorner thatch attention and would they gelt that money. >> i can't believe though when had. -- >> there was one little piece left on the floor. >> did you pick it. >> no, no, i was embarrassed. ♪ >> the more common black trouble can be found. they rely on truffle hunters to source the truffles. here conditions are perfect. warm air from the south pushes back cold currents from the alps and summer rainfall feeds the mineral rich soil. white truffles sell for extraordinary amount of money because -- even if you know what you're doing. >> i'm going to meet a truffle hunter and we're going to meet a big one. >> the competition between truffle hunters is interns and they are obsessed with guarding their secret, and i'm sheeting one who had teleme what he dose. >> okay. >> ciao. >> igor bianchi is known as the king of truffle hunters. are. >> border collie. ness. >> well, in. let's go. it's so beautiful. [ speaking foreign language ] >> si. >> lola and suzy have been trained since they w

skizity white truffles, rice for rissoto and the finest fines. the people here are fuelled by passion and ambition. they just don't like to shout about it. i'm stanley tucci. i'm aitalian on both sides and traveling the country to find out how the food is unique as the people in its past. >> it res respects a dead person. >> is piedmont is a special place. here you have to expect the unexpected. and come at things a little differently to unearth the real treasures. italy has a reputation for coffee but it is taken to another level in torino. if you squint, you could even imagine yourself in paris. touring is the capital of piedmont. directly on the border with france. having such a larger than life neighbor has left its mark. french customs and food are everywhere. if there is a drink that sums it up, it is this. a poeshent all the rage since the 1760s. >> can i put my spoon in it? [speaking foreign language] . >> that's really good. it is three layers. coffee, chocolate, cream. three temperatures. >> the french may have introduced coffee to tori

skizity white truffles, rice for rissoto and the finest fines. the people here are fuelled by passion and ambition. they just don't like to shout about it.

truffles to rice for risotto and the finest wines. >> it's incredible how really you put it in the glass and in ten minutes it's changed completely. >> the people here are fueled by