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#1
02-02-2002, 11:36 AM
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 Jamon from Spain When I was out with my little one today to buy for my tajin, the market had Jamon, Not just any jamon, but the one from Iberia, were the hogs are feed on acorns. This jamon serrano was the best I have ever eaten. I went out and bought a bottle of rioja and some dried figs (couldn't find fresh ones ) and some great bread. Yummy stuff folks. hey rachel, I remember you saying you spent many years in spain, Do you have some memories of this incredible ham? cc
__________________ Baruch ben Rueven / Chana "If the sun refused to shine, I will still be lovin you. Mountains crumble to the sea, it will still be you and me"  |
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#2
02-02-2002, 11:50 AM
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 Well there must be something wrong with me tonight. Please cape chef don't think that I am trying to ruin all of your threads. Jamon is something that cannot be described... Is unique!! But some years ago in Cannes Festival there was a kind of B moovie that was taking place around a piece of Jamon... 2,5 hours around, over, in, out a piece of jamon... The title of the moovie was " Jamon-Jamon" Of course it was laureated by a prize... Europeans... go figure 
__________________ "Muabet de Turko,kama de Grego i komer de Djidio", old sefardic proverb ( Three things worth in life: the gossip of the Turk , the bed of the Greek and the food of the Jew) |
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02-02-2002, 11:51 AM
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 BTW the price in every european country is very high. What about the States?
__________________ "Muabet de Turko,kama de Grego i komer de Djidio", old sefardic proverb ( Three things worth in life: the gossip of the Turk , the bed of the Greek and the food of the Jew) |
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02-02-2002, 11:57 AM
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| I paid $14.00 a pound
__________________ Baruch ben Rueven / Chana "If the sun refused to shine, I will still be lovin you. Mountains crumble to the sea, it will still be you and me" Last edited by cape chef; 02-02-2002 at 12:28 PM. |
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#5
02-02-2002, 12:05 PM
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| You are right to complain Cape Chef I am sorry
__________________ "Muabet de Turko,kama de Grego i komer de Djidio", old sefardic proverb ( Three things worth in life: the gossip of the Turk , the bed of the Greek and the food of the Jew) |
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#6
02-02-2002, 12:16 PM
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| , Who has had this ham, what are your thoughts cc
__________________ Baruch ben Rueven / Chana "If the sun refused to shine, I will still be lovin you. Mountains crumble to the sea, it will still be you and me" Last edited by cape chef; 02-02-2002 at 12:29 PM. |
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#7
02-02-2002, 03:46 PM
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| Wonderful!!! I did not get the acorn nuiance though. |
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#8
02-03-2002, 12:48 PM
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 food of the Gods There are many types of jamon serrano and Iberico in Spain. The best (and most expensve - of course) is the one made from pigs that are feed only on acorns, like the type you bought CC. Many years ago, Shroom, when Spain was covered in oak trees pigs ate acorns - this gives the ham a distinctive taste which is far superior to anyother type of ham -at least in Spain. It is indeed a great pleasure to eat In Catalonia, when people eat this type of ham they take very good bread and make pa amb tomaquet with it, using extra virgin oive oil. With the ham on top and some good red wine, it is indeed food fit for the Gods. i am glad that you enjoyed it CC. i will try and learn something about the different types of jamon and post what i find out here. Athenaeus, i remember JamonJamon. It was a film by Bigas Luna and was very funny. It had all the Spanish macho obsessions in it - bullfighting, jamon, omelette mothers, virgins and whores. it was also Penelope Cruz's first film. 'B-movie' indeed - HAH 
__________________ Remember this motto to live by: "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!" |
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02-03-2002, 01:03 PM
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 And Rachel, only you and I have seen this film 
__________________ "Muabet de Turko,kama de Grego i komer de Djidio", old sefardic proverb ( Three things worth in life: the gossip of the Turk , the bed of the Greek and the food of the Jew) |
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#10
02-03-2002, 01:06 PM
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| You never know. . . 
__________________ Remember this motto to live by: "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!" |
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