Expensive Palate

Ham ($160)

A man cuts a Manuel Maldonado's Iberian ham in Alburquerque, southwest Spain. Maldonado is taking ham production to new heights, pampering his pigs with a free-range lifestyle and top-quality diet of acorns before slaughtering them, then curing the meat for two years. At $2,100 per leg, or $160 per pound, the ham is believed to be the most expensive in the world.

Ham ($160)

A man cuts a Manuel Maldonado's Iberian ham in Alburquerque, southwest Spain. Maldonado is taking ham production to new heights, pampering his pigs with a free-range lifestyle and top-quality diet of acorns before slaughtering them, then curing the meat for two years. At $2,100 per leg, or $160 per pound, the ham is believed to be the most expensive in the world.