Oprah Winfrey shows off a whopping 2 pounds of TRUFFLES she was gifted by a luxury Italian company that sells 8 ounces of mushrooms for $1899.99
Oprah Winfrey showed off a whopping 2lb truffle she was gifted by Italian luxury brand Sabatino Tartufi.
The company sells its 8-ounce truffle online for $1899.99, but the one Oprah received — which is four times the size — seems unique at the moment.
“I gotta tell you, someone sent me this gift today and it just blew me away,” gushed Oprah, 68. “It’s the biggest truffle found in Umbria this year.”
Wow: Oprah Winfrey showed off a whopping £2 truffle she was gifted by Italian luxury brand Sabatino Tartufi
She revealed part of her personal history with the Sabatino family, who have run her company for over a century.
“I went truffle hunting with them almost a decade ago, so they know I love truffles and always get my truffles from them,” she revealed.
“And they sent me this truffle as a gift! And we’ve just weighed it and the truffle is…” she said, turning to a woman who appeared to be her cook and saying, “Two pounds.”
Wow: The company sells its 8-ounce truffle online for $1899.99, but the one Oprah received — which is four times the size — seems unique at the moment
Whopper: “I have to tell you, someone sent me this gift today and it just blew me away,” gushed Oprah, 68. ‘It’s the biggest truffle found in Umbria this year’
‘TWO POUNDS!’ exclaimed Oprah, immediately remembering her style of announcements on television. “It’s a two-pound truffle, white truffle!”
She asked her cook, “What do we do with it?” and was given a delicious list of items the truffle could use to propagate.
Oprah went into fits of delight at the mention of “potatoes with truffles” and “macarita and cheese, scrambled eggs, popcorn, risotto.”
Connections: She revealed part of her personal history with the Sabatino family, who have run her company for over a century
Looking back, “I went truffle hunting with them almost a decade ago, so they know I love truffles and always get my truffles from them,” she revealed
The talk show icon added that even after all the dishes are prepared, “we’ll still have truffles left over”.
Oprah explained, “I think what I’m going to do is we’re welcome to take chunks of this and give to my friends and neighbors who like truffles.”
She quipped, “Only people who love truffles can partake of truffles. And then we have truffles! If you need truffles, call me.”
Multipurpose: She asked her cook, “What are we going to do with this?” and was given a delicious list of items the truffle could use to propagate