This enigmatic gentleman is the owner of the mushrooms stall.
When he noticed I had taken a picture of his mushrooms, he insisted to show me his treasure.He took out a small glass jar with few little brownish things inside and told me
"Take a picture of that!"
So I did...
Truffles are round, warty, and irregular in shape and vary from the size of a walnut to that of a man's fist. The season for most truffles falls between September and May.
Since the times of the Greeks and Romans these fungi have been used in Europe as delicacies, as aphrodisiacs, and as medicines.
The best truffles of the world are the renowned odorous white truffle (Tuber magnatum) of Alba, in the Piedmont district of Italy.They are among the most expensive of the world's natural foods.