What is Jamón (pronounced ham-own with a hard "h" sound at the beginning)?
Well, take a look!
This is the jamón aisle at our local supermarket.
Take a look at this jamon website to get a description of how the pigs are fed (with acorns!), cured, and eaten.
I haven't really had it yet. The smell is unpleasant to me in the store and these big ole legs of ham are not cheap. Some are 150€ (that's over $200!!!) or more!!
Spaniards will buy them and hang them on a hook in their kitchen and shave some off when they're ready to eat it.
It can be purchased in smaller packages as well. I understand there to be different varieties and some taste better than others. We need to take the opportunity to try it sometime.
Like I said, I can't really get past the smell!
But I'll try just about anything.
What say you? Would you try Spanish Jamón??
