$750 for ham?

Cured ham is big in Spain. I like it, but I'm not hardcore like the locals.

You can buy a jamon leg (an entire cured pig leg, hoof included) at almost any grocery store but the quality varies widely and I do not understand or appreciate all the subtleties of the various regions and options.

Enter "Cinco Jotas"  brand. Apparently it is the highest quality so I looked for it at the grocery store. It was the equivalent of $750 for a couple of kilograms of cured ham. Pretty unbelievable. I certainly wasn't going to buy an entire leg but I bought a few slices of it to try tonight. It's good but I don't think it's $750 good. 

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