/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>9444086
I probably ate like 10lbs of ham in Barcelona

>>9444108
it makes deli ham look like chum

>>9444111
Your repeating digits speak the truth

>>9444086
Went to Spain and jamon serrano was everywhere. Even a country gas station in the middle of nowhere has a leg or two. It's quite good, but it's expensive and never quite enough, especially when you're accustomed to American portion sizes.

>>9444086
Jamon de iberico es numero uno
>>9444116
Of course you want more its salty, umami/meat flavor that melts like butter on the tongue. I spent 14 days eating my way across northern spain. You will never have your full of that food.

>>9444116
you don't need as much of it though. you can make a sandwich with a couple slices . it is definitely expensive though

>>9444130
You went to Basque right please say you went to Basque.

>>9444086
i don't think anyone ever actually has said the words "the perfect ham doesn't exist"
that would be a retarded thing to talk about

>>9444490
Yes. Lived with a host family there outside of San Sebastian then ate my way through burgos, Leon, Santiago de compestella, and Gijon then back to Basque land

>>9445661
Sounds amazing I just spent a week between bilbao and san sebastian

>>9444132
its like 10 times more in the US compared with spain however.

why is jamon so damn expensive in the States?

isn't there anyone mass producing this shit in some fly over state?

>>9444132
>you can make a sandwich with a couple slices
This. When something is so good that a small amount of it satisfies you know you're dealing with really good stuff.

this shouldn't be allowed to be called ham.

>>9447864
>why is jamon so damn expensive in the States?
Import costs

>isn't there anyone mass producing this shit in some fly over state?
It's called country ham and from what I can tell the only difference is the breed of pig used.

>>9444111
Trip trips checked

>>9446572
It was. Pulpo Gallegos was a favorite dish. Fabadas de Asturias was really good too, Burgos' cochinillo asado was absolutely top tier, fuck I want to go back.

>>9447965
>only difference is the breed of pig used

I think it's the diet as well. If I remember correctly, in europe those hogs raised for prosciutto and jamon are fed a diet high in acorns.

>>9447910
would throw at Muslims

>>9447910

jamon de york has its uses too, my man

Spain has hands down the best cuisine in the world.So much variety and everything is delicious.Fuck even the Spanish omelette is a fucking masterpiece.No wonder they have the best restaurants in the world