Spanish Oddities
World's longest single cut of Spanish ham made in Torrevieja
By h.b.
Nov 27, 2008 - 6:20 AM

Master Spanish ham cutter, Nicolás Jiménez, from Extremadura, has cut his way into the Guinness Book of Records today, with a single cut from a leg of ham which was 19 metres, 25 centimetres long and weighed six kilos.

It took him an hour and a quarter and was witnessed by a hundred or so people, some of whom asked who had a bocadillo big enough.

The cut was five centimetres longer than the previous record.

Nicolás Jiménez is the Spanish and World Champion in ham cutting.
His latest masterpiece took place in a restaurant in Torrevieja, Alicante.