Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can imagine, it is a luxury item there. Here, 120 Euro / kg is the most I have paid. There are cheaper varieties, but I only buy the best--infrequently. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Sep 11, 2013, at 8:18 PM, Ken Iisaka wrote: > Oh, heaven... In the US, it is frighteningly expensive. A Spanish grocery > store across the street from my apartment sells thin slices in vacuum > packages for about $60 / 4oz, or about 400 EUR / kg. Of course, you can > buy an entire leg, for about 1,000 EUR... > > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at > frozenlight.eu>wrote: > >> Indeed. >> >> I buy the best jam?n de bellota in the market in Alicante. The price is 80 >> or 100 Euro per kilo, but you only ever buy 100 grams, so it is not that >> big an investment. And the taste is, yes, heavenly. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sep 11, 2013, at 2:36 PM, Marc Dufour wrote: >> >>> >>> Attending to a Lluis comment, a cropped version of a previous post: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Marc/Huelva/IMG_5740+cropped.jpg.html >>> >>> These pigs are privileged, domesticated but genuine sybarite, and >> produce the best ham you could taste... >>> They live in a natural environment, the "dehesas", great cork oaks >> plantations and eat exclusively acorns along many months, etc. >>> Their ham is so special thanks to the iberian breed, and to be cured >> between 2 and 3 years in the microclimate of the region (as in >>> other parts of Spain). >>> After taste this ham and other products, it's hard to eat other ones >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Marc >>> >>> PS: >>> Taken with Apo-Telyt-R 1:3,4/180. >>> If somebody has an extra Apo-Telyt 280, please, have a thought about me >> ;) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Ken Iisaka > first name at last name dot org or com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >