Spanish ham: the king of Christmas gifts

My American friends tease me when I tell them that, in Spain, you do business with ham. So here is proof: at a tech company I recently visited, employees were given the choice of getting hi-end headphones or a cured ham leg as a Christmas gift, and even among geeks, over 60% chose the ham leg.

This passion for all things pig is hard to understand for outsiders. At least, until you taste it. Prosciutto is no match for spanish ham. In reality, what people love is to gather around good food and there’s no better opportunity than to do this that at year end. Hence, in Spain, 50% of ham consumption happens in December.

This is also a fantastic, historic time to buy ham, as with the economic crisis there is an oversupply, and ham manufacturers are selling at below-production cost.

So head over to Ibergour and grab a good leg.