Such a big piece of truffle, and he just divided it up and ate it?
Everyone found it hard to believe.
One had to know that at the Grasso Family's truffle auction, the 580g truffle was sold for 10,000 USD! This truffle was also more than 500g, but Xia Ruofei just took it out and shared it with everyone!
Regarding the preciousness of white truffles, someone once described such a scene:
In a western restaurant with an elegant environment, a truffle enthusiast was sitting upright. Beside him stood a serious-looking Italian chef.
In front of the diner was a bowl of spaghetti. He reached out and gestured to the chef. The chef took a piece of white truffle and used a truffle shaver to peel off four paper-thin pieces of truffle.
Then the chef said expressionlessly, "100 US dollars, sir!"
The diner's facial muscles twitched. He took a deep breath of the rich smell of the truffle and gestured again.
The chef then peeled off four light truffle pieces and said, "200 US dollars, sir!"
It must be known that the special truffle shaver could shave the truffles into extremely thin pieces. Four pieces of truffles were almost weightless. In a western restaurant, it would cost 100 US dollars. The preciousness of white truffles could be seen.
But Xia Ruofei actually took out a whole piece of truffle that was more than 500g for everyone to taste for free. How generous was that?
Everyone thought of a possibility. That was, the rest of the truffles that were still covered under the red silk on the stage would not be lighter than this piece of truffle.
But everyone felt that it was a bit unbelievable. Even the Grasso family's auction couldn't have all truffles that were more than 500g. Such a big truffle was generally something that could only be found by chance. How could there be so many of them at once?
"This Mr Xia is really generous!"
"Oh my god … 512g of white truffle, free to taste …"
"I'm suddenly full of expectations for this auction!"
The guests were talking about it.
At this time, the Michelin-starred chef, Mark Lawrence, had already come to the stage. He first came to Ma Xiong and took out a small truffle shaver from the pocket of his chef's uniform. He peeled off six or seven pieces of truffle and put them on Ma Xiong's plate.
Now that Song Lu was in the middle of the crowd, especially after it was cut open, its unique smell immediately permeated through the crowd. The gluttonous guests all took a whiff of the smell, then revealed expressions of intoxication.
In terms of appearance and smell, Xia Ruofei's truffle was not inferior to the Alba truffle of the Grasso family. It was even better.
Originally, some people had the same idea as Blake. They thought that Xia Ruofei's truffle was heavier, but the quality was definitely not as good as the Grasso truffle. Many people even thought that Xia Ruofei's truffles were the so-called cheap Huaxia truffles.
Now, these people's ideas had already begun to waver.
Blake's face became more and more ugly.
Mark Lawrence's movements were very skillful. He soon added truffle slices to the plates of Ma Xiong, Ma Zhiming, Tian Huixin, Lu You, and even Huanhuan. Then he shuttled through the guests and added white truffle slices to everyone's plates.
The unique smell of white truffle became stronger and stronger, and the entire banquet hall was full of such a special smell.
Soon, Mark Lawrence came in front of Blake.
Originally, Mark Lawrence's movements were as smooth as moving clouds and flowing water, but when he arrived in front of Blake, he stopped.
Mark Lawrence shrugged and said, "I think Mr. Blake will definitely disdain to taste such cheap truffles!"
After that, Mark Lawrence directly passed by Blake, who had an ugly expression, and went to the next guest.
Seeing this scene, the guests from Huaxia laughed heartily.
Lu You even took the lead to applaud. Although Lu You often didn't find Xia Ruofei pleasing to the eye, when Xia Ruofei was ridiculed by Blake on the stage, Lu You had a kind of anger. She almost stood up and scolded Blake fiercely, regardless of her image.
Mark Lawrence's approach made Lu You and the people from Huaxia feel very relieved.
Blake's face became very ugly. He put down the unsightly plate and wanted to leave the table angrily, but after a few changes of expression, he sat down with a livid face.
Blake gritted his teeth and said in his heart, "I'd like to see how much your cheap truffles can be sold for!"
Under the ridiculing gaze of the crowd, Blake refused to leave. He still stubbornly believed that Xia Ruofei's truffles were definitely not good enough to be put on the table.
Apart from Blake, the whole hall was filled with a happy atmosphere. Soon, everyone was divided into six or seven truffles. Mark Lawrence still had a little less than half of the truffles in his hand. He didn't hesitate and directly started the second round of distribution. In the end, the whole truffles were distributed, and everyone was given an average of ten truffles.
Everyone saw that the white truffles that Mark Lawrence had shaved off had marble-like texture on the cut surface. The unique fragrance of the top-grade truffles was extremely rich. After adding a few truffles, an ordinary omelet had the effect of turning stone into gold, making the gluttonous guests present salivate.
"Everyone, please enjoy!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile.
There were at least a hundred people in the hall. Everyone tasted the white truffles together. The scene was spectacular, especially in the rich fragrance of the truffles. Everyone showed an intoxicated expression.
Many people first picked up their plates and took a deep breath, then began to taste the white truffles omelet amidst the rich fragrance that assailed their nostrils.
Soon, sounds of admiration could be heard from the hall.
"Unparalleled pure flavor!"
"I swear to God, this is definitely the most delicious white truffles I've ever tasted in my more than 20 years in the business!" This was the sigh of a chef from a top western restaurant.
"Incredible taste!"
"I feel like my taste buds are about to explode …"
"This white truffle is definitely the best …"
The praises that came one after another made Blake's face more and more unsightly. In his opinion, this was absolutely impossible.
Blake's face was ashen as he thought, "Could it be that these people were all hired by that kid?"
Of course, this thought only flashed through his mind because anyone with a bit of rationality would know that this was absolutely impossible. Everyone present was a super-rich person and a top chef. If he wanted to bribe all of them, there was probably no one in the world who could do it.
Soon, this extravagant "small segment" was coming to an end. Xia Ruofei saw that everyone was almost done eating and a smile appeared on his face. He walked straight to the two long display tables and pulled down the red cloth covering them one by one, leaving only the five truffles in the middle. The rest of the truffles were all revealed.
Looking at the huge truffles neatly arranged on the table, the guests were all silent. It was as if even their breathing had temporarily stopped …
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