Manuel Maldonado’s Iberian ham
From the article by AMANDA RIVKIN, Associated Press Writer
Manuel Maldonado’s Iberian ham is the best ham in the world because it comes from the best pig in the world. Maldonado pampers his pigs with a free-range lifestyle and top-quality diet of acorns before slaughtering them, then curing the meat for two years — twice as long as his competitors.
For four generations, Maldonado’s family has been making ham from high-quality hogs in his town Alburquerque in Spain’s southwest Extremadura region.
His salt-cured ham costs about $2,100 per leg, or $160 per pound. It’s a price believed to make it the most expensive ham in the world.
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