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I live in Spain - a lot of jamon still in shops, prices are the same. Glad to see people of China love it, but there is no shortage of jamon, definitely.

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But not all jamon is the same , apparently.

Not, alas, to my typical Northern English palette though.

No, it's not. You're going to find it very hard to get Jamón Ibérico de Bellota outside Spain - from what I saw, they mostly export the jamón serrano. I'm pretty sure you can make the difference between the two - though, to be completely honest, it's not THAT big and I'm not sure it's worth the price difference.

You always have nice and expensive jamon iberico de bellota restaurants in France. It’s good! If you’re in Lyon there is one in les halles de bocuse

You can find it in some supermarkets too, at least in Paris. There is even a chain of stores named after bellota that mostly sells it (and a little caviar too): https://www.bellota-bellota.com/en/magasins

It is, indeed, an exceptional product. IMHO, nothing comes close (in that category of products).

No probably not, and I hope the name is protected so substandard mass produced stuff is clearly marked as such.

Yes, but still: I buy jamon leg almost every week, it’s always Iberica, and I’m sure there is a lot of Iberica Bellota in shops. You are welcome to check it yourself :)

It's just another guardian clickbait. No shortage of that unfortunately.

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