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Spanish Jamón!

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  1. JSinNOLA

    JSinNOLA Two Time F1 World Champ Sponsor Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Recent spoils from a trip to España...

    Can't get enough!
     
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    rdefabri Three Time F1 World Champ

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    Nice!! Did you have Jamon Iberico or Jamon Serrano?

    I've had Serrano, never Iberico and I am dying to try it!!!
     
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    Iberico de Bellota is the highest grade. But even in this grade there is an additional hierarchy.

    I could eat it every day!

    And why don't they sell Jamon flavored chips in the U.S.?!
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    rdefabri Three Time F1 World Champ

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    Wow that is awesome!
     
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    Jamòn makes prosciutto di Parma taste like bark.

    Iberico is my all time favorite food.

    I'm so glad you've experienced it!
     
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    Twice the aging, and a tendency to allow the animals to roam freely will do that.
     
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    I've never had Iberico but I buy Serrano once in awhile. It is what's carried at my semi-local specialty type grocery store. Miles better than any proscuitto I've ever had. MILES I tell ya!!
     
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    There is a new spanish/tapas restaurant near my house which has a "tasting plate" of four different hams, including Jamon Serrano and one local specaily cured ham in a similar style. Really worth getting and sharing to get a sense of the variety and quality of high-end cured hams. I'm getting hungry now just thinking about it.

    If you are a real fanatic, there was a quirky spanish movie called "Jamon Jamon" which is set in spain in the ham-producing area, and has a romantic/sensual and I recall humorous point of view, worth checking out. Cast includes Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, who both went on to global stardorm. My wife lived in Spain for a few years, and is a total foodie so she introduced me to this.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEzXp8IjzZA[/ame]
     
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