英国新闻听力 世界最贵火腿开始在英国发售（在线收听）

We all like to eat well, and sometimes it's worth spending that little bit extra in order to get the best food available, but how many of us would consider spending nearly ￡2,000 (22,000 yuan) for a pig's leg?

British gourmets with money to burn are licking their lips at the thought of a Spanish ham that has gone on sale this week at shop in London.

The 7kg leg of Iberico ham costs ￡1,800 (19,800 yuan) and even comes with its own DNA certificate to guarantee authenticity.

Cured ham has long been enjoyed as an expensive delicacy around the world but the hefty price tag attached to these hams sets them apart from other similar products.

The reason they are so costly is because they come from a group of only 50 black Iberian pigs personally selected and reared by a third-generation Iberian pig farmer and curer.

Each pig has been fed on a special diet of acorns and roots to give the ham its distinctive flavour, and given a pasture of ten hectares each to live in.

After, what is by pig standards, an idyllic life of roaming oak groves and feeding naturally, the pigs are slaughtered and the curing process begins.

To make jamon iberico, as it is called in Spanish, the hams are salted and left to dry for two weeks, then they are rinsed and dried for another four to six weeks.

The dry hams are then hung in a cool, dry place for between 12 and 36 months before being made available to the public.

These kinds of ham are served raw in very thin slices and usually eaten as an appetiser. According to the London store selling the world's most expensive ham, the taste more than justifies the price tag.

"Connoisseurs will appreciate the melt-in-the-mouth texture of this truly amazing Spanish ham," said a spokesman.

我们都喜欢吃好一点，有时为了吃到最好的食物，多花一点钱也是值得的。但是有多少人会考虑花费接近2,000英镑(22,000元)来买一条猪腿呢？

一想到伦敦一家商店即将出售的西班牙火腿，英国有花不完的钱的美食家们就垂涎三尺。

伊比利(Iberico)火腿每条重达7千克，每条高达1,800英镑，每条都有DNA证书证明其真实性。

火腿一直被世界各地誉为昂贵的美味佳肴，但是这些火腿上面昂贵的价格标签将它们与其他类似产品区别开来。

这些火腿如此昂贵是因为，它们来自第三代伊比利养猪专家亲自挑选并饲养的仅有的50头猪。

每头猪都用特别的橡果和树根制成的特别膳食饲养，使火腿具有特别的风味，而且每头猪都有10公顷牧场的活动范围。

按照猪的标准，经过在橡树丛中徜徉和自然喂养的田园诗般的生活之后，这些猪被屠宰，开始了腌制的过程。

为了制成伊比利火腿，这些火腿用盐腌制，悬挂两周的时间来风干，随后用水冲洗，再风干4至6周的时间。

随后将风干的火腿悬挂在干燥凉爽的环境下12至36周到时间，之后才会推向市场。

这种火腿都是切成薄片生着提供，通常是作为开胃菜。据出售这种世界最贵火腿的伦敦商场所说，这种火腿的风味绝对可以证明这个价格是合理的。

“行家会喜欢这种令人惊叹的西班牙火腿入口即化的感觉。”一名发言人说。