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Barcelona: The Ham Capital of the World

After three days in Barcelona, my family thinks I am going to turn into a ham. Not just any ham, but a jamón de bellota, made from the famous acorn-fed black-footed (pata negra) Spanish pigs. In three days here, I have bought five different kinds of ham and ordered it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner in some form. Every morning, I go to the Boqueria and inspect the wares of the many ham vendors found at this wondrous market, which is every bit as great as advertised. I ask everyone I meet there where they buy their ham. Not many people speak English, and my Spanish and Catalan are nonexistent, so I don't really glean very much useful information from...

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5 Comments | Posted by Ed Levine, March 9, 2007 at 3:08 PM
Tagged: Barcelona, Europe, ham, jamón de bellota, La Boqueria, pata negra, pork, Spain