jabugo iberico, anyone

Pata negra (black leg, sounds eee!) or jamon iberico, is one pricey ham. Jabugo iberico is iberian pigs found in that territory (Jabugo).



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Had a chance to try Iberico ham, procured from London. You can say, imported goods. Haha!

vacumn packed

Heard that this particular ham has been cured for at least 3 months. Wanted to eat it with sherry or port, but then can't afford the wine. Someone suggested to eat it just like that, but I would think otherwise. It'll be a tad too salty, no?

And restaurants always have parma ham with melon, so decided to do something similar. I didn't have melon at home, so make do with a red apple.

iberico with apples

Then decided to pair one with toasted bread with melted cheese.

toasted bread, melted cheese and iberico ham

Hmmm.. the iberico ham has quite strong flavours, although not extremely overpowering. It reminds me a little of the wax duck that Chinese people like to eat during CNY. Smells like that when you chew on it. The texture was a little tougher than I expected but not as salty as I initially thought it would be. Probably will taste great with Moscato!