A R9 999 grocery item from Woolworths has sparked hilarious chatter

Would you pay R9,999 for a slab of prosciutto from Woolworths? Even if you won’t, someone out there probably will.

Facebook groups aren’t usually good places to find measured discourse on current affairs in South Africa, but they are generally entertaining.

Woolworths prosciutto price stuns South Africans

At Woolies, you can purchase an 8 kg whole leg of Prosciutto di Carpegna for a measly R9,999. So, what do you get for your money? You get a highly desirable cured meat, aged for 20 months and coated with a secret blend of lard and spices.

The box also contains a wooden base, a wooden arm, a metal ring, and a ham-slicing knife, among other tools, as well as a delectable, ready-to-eat, premium pork product. The product description includes “DOP,” which means Denominazione d’Origine Protetta.

This label guarantees that producers have processed, and packaged the cheese, prosciutto, or olive oil in a specific geographical zone and according to tradition. In other words, you know the product is good.

One user review on the Woolies product page reads as follows:

‘I had to buy an extra fridge to store it, but my doggos just love it as a special treat. Sooo delicious.’

We wonder if that’s a real review or pure trolling.

What’s the internet saying about this pricy pork?

Here’s what South Africans are saying about this R9,999 piece of meat, over in the comments of the Cape Town Eats Group on Facebook:

‘A slice a day makes all the pain go away.’

‘It needs a 24-hour security guard!’

‘One of those, please, and a tub of Melrose…’

‘Nothing can POSSIBLY taste that good…’