With a rather curious destination and a price worthy of facilitating entry into the Guinness Book of Records, Jabugo ham prepared by a Huelva company has caused a media frenzy. It is not for less, since the price that a client has paid for him to take him to Japan scares: $11.881 for the piece of more than 10 kilos. After overcoming a fattening process higher than usual, the pig that has provided such a ham product has behaved as well as the buyer from the Asian country. And the beneficiary company is not just any one, but highly trusted by the Japanese recipients. Here we tell you more about Sierra Mayor of Jabugo and its great milestone achieved.
A very media sale
In the small town of Corteconcepcion (Huelva) the aforementioned company that has managed to sell a record Jabugo ham. From the place where the 100% pure Iberian pig was born, fed with acorn, processed at two years and raised in freedom, in the pastures of the Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park- to the very Japan. So that? Well, for a very curious purpose: participate in a program on the Japanese network Asahi-TV which consists of guessing the prices paid for products. In this case, the contestants had to approach the staggering number of almost 12.000 euros for the ham never seen in Japanese territory.
What were the participants going to imagine! What a barbarity, despite the fact that the food is reputed to be very expensive! One of the more media sales that the world of ham has known fell to the Huelva company that had pampered that product. Its elaboration process was not normal, since it lasted around seven years. Another unusual novelty! After being commissioned to get a record Jabugo ham, began by leaving the purebred Iberian animal eating acorn and grass until it gained about 100 kilos of weight. Then at the stage of healing remained until exceeding five years last January 2020.
What makes this ham from Jabugo different?
Greater Sierra from Jabugo was the first firm in the Iberian sector that began to export its hams to Japan and also to Mexico. In both countries this product of Spanish gastronomy was welcomed with great prestige. Specifically, the pieces obtained in this privileged natural area of Huelva they differ from others produced in Spain by several aspects. In addition to that linked to the extensive experience of the ham masters or to the limited and sustainable production, It is worth highlighting the climate that is enjoyed in these lands of Huelva.
In particular, the Aracena reservoir It acts as the ideal tuner for each ham, which is dried and matured in the natural surroundings. Both weather conditions of that natural space and the flora existing there regulate the humidity and temperature of the Jabugo. Its result could not be more exceptional. But to pay so much money for it? The truth is Julius Revilla, president of Sierra Mayor de Jabugo, has reminded Canal Sur that his company has already placed the highest ham value so far in «$4.000«.
That figure has just been far exceeded after the sale of the monumental record Jabugo ham that has entered the Guinness Book and that, most likely, will be difficult to match. In short, the food industry It never ceases to amaze us with these types of milestones, although it might also be asked who has had the brilliant idea of paying so much for this product.
