Spain’s Prized Ibérico Hams Can’t Cure Fast Enough for China (Published 2015)

Ibérico hams suspended from the ceiling at Cinco Jotas in Jabugo, Spain. A single leg of the finest ham from Cinco Jotas — weighing almost 18 pounds — costs about $670 in Spain. In the United States, the price is about double.Credit...Laura Leon for The New York Times JABUGO, Spain — On a vast farm dotted with oak and cork trees, about 350 pigs are enjoying the final weeks of a short but blissful