Gourmet Indulgence: Ham from France

GMTplus7
Tue, 06 Oct 2015 12:44:35 +0000

Are the dried-cured American hams raw? Parma & Serrano ham are simply salted raw, then hung up to dry & age. No smoking. No cooking. The meat still has the slight translucency of rawness.

The hams are expensive, but have a very, very intense flavor, so u wouldn’t pile as much in a sandwich as u would w conventional cooked ham. The ham is usually served sliced very thin. It’s great on crusty baguette w fresh arugula and bufala mozerella.

Iberico ham (my favorite) is particularly nice because the pigs are fed acorns. =P~

You should try buy small quantities (1/4 lb) of different types and taste test them.