World's most expensive ham on sale in London
Jan 18th 2010, 7:37 am
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World's most expensive ham on sale in London
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8464222.stm
If you've £1800 to spare, maybe you'd like to buy a 7kg (15lb) ham leg, seeing as it's Iberico? The ham comes with its own DNA certificate as proof of authenticity.
Considering the price of hams have been coming down in the crisis, it'll be amazing if this was sold?
If you've £1800 to spare, maybe you'd like to buy a 7kg (15lb) ham leg, seeing as it's Iberico? The ham comes with its own DNA certificate as proof of authenticity.
Considering the price of hams have been coming down in the crisis, it'll be amazing if this was sold?
Jan 18th 2010, 7:55 am
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Re: World's most expensive ham on sale in London
After being slaughtered their ham was salted and cured for three years, before going on sale
Jan 18th 2010, 1:31 pm
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Re: World's most expensive ham on sale in London
I bet the farmer has a field with several hundred pigs all treated the same as these 50 that supplied Selfridges and retails a hell of a lot less cash.
In these times anybody paying that money when children are starving needs to be taken out, shoot in the head and their cash given to charity.
In these times anybody paying that money when children are starving needs to be taken out, shoot in the head and their cash given to charity.
Jan 18th 2010, 1:42 pm
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Re: World's most expensive ham on sale in London
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8464222.stm
If you've £1800 to spare, maybe you'd like to buy a 7kg (15lb) ham leg, seeing as it's Iberico? The ham comes with its own DNA certificate as proof of authenticity.
Considering the price of hams have been coming down in the crisis, it'll be amazing if this was sold?
If you've £1800 to spare, maybe you'd like to buy a 7kg (15lb) ham leg, seeing as it's Iberico? The ham comes with its own DNA certificate as proof of authenticity.
Considering the price of hams have been coming down in the crisis, it'll be amazing if this was sold?
I dont think its particularly extravegant. 100g is plenty for a plate to share between 4 people. If there is maybe 4KG of edible meat on a jamon then a plate of the £1800 jamon comes out at nearly £50. The same price as an average bottle of champagne at a restaurant in London
I know which I'd prefer
And btw, Chulo, usually you can tell the difference between a cheap and expensive jamon...
Jan 18th 2010, 5:39 pm
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Re: World's most expensive ham on sale in London
I also no that price does not always reflect quality, many John Lewis and Harrods clients could find the same product cheaper in Currys or Littlewoods.
There are hundreds of pig farmers in that region selling legs of equal quality in less exclusive establishment's.
Jan 18th 2010, 6:09 pm
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"In these times anybody paying that money when children are starving needs to be taken out, shoot in the head and their cash given to charity."
Well I have and almost every Spanish people I know has, at some point in their lives eating an expensive jamon de bellota of 5Js that will cost you around 1000euros a leg at a supermarket or more at an exclusive restaurant.
If only at a special occasion such as a birthday or wedding....
You only eat a little bit, like I said, like having a glass of fine champaigne.
Jan 19th 2010, 6:06 pm
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Re: World's most expensive ham on sale in London
Then you need to be shot.
Jan 19th 2010, 6:52 pm
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Re: World's most expensive ham on sale in London
I bet the farmer has a field with several hundred pigs all treated the same as these 50 that supplied Selfridges and retails a hell of a lot less cash.
In these times anybody paying that money when children are starving needs to be taken out, sh
oot in the head and their cash given to charity.
In these times anybody paying that money when children are starving needs to be taken out, sh
oot in the head and their cash given to charity.
Would the same reasoning apply to people spending lots of money on, wines, caviar, etc.
What about expensive cars, works of art and bling?
Jan 20th 2010, 1:06 pm
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Re: World's most expensive ham on sale in London
If I was privilaged I hope I would spend 500 Euros on a Jamon and donate the rest to a charity.
I hope the people rich enough to have such a lifestyle share a good percentage of their income to a charity or help those in need beyond the amount needed to reduce tax liability.
I'm aiming this not at wealth.
Just commonsense.
I hope the people rich enough to have such a lifestyle share a good percentage of their income to a charity or help those in need beyond the amount needed to reduce tax liability.
I'm aiming this not at wealth.
Just commonsense.
