Alpaca Ham
Dried alpaca ham delicately resting on grilled sharp cheese and wrapped in a corn husk. Soccollay, Arequipa, Peru
Ham, Egg, and Cheese
Fried ham, scrambled eggs, and cheese on a croissant. Breakfast sandwiches are God’s gift to hangovers the world.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jamón and Eggs on Toast
Toast with jamón, eggs, and salmorejo (a tomato and bread based sauce). A Spanish guy I met in Sevilla told me I had to try this. Kudos, Spanish guy. It was pretty damn awesome. Crunchy, soft, salty, sweet, savory, and all around satisfying. Sevilla, Spain
Peppers and Eggs… and Fries and Jamon
All the ingredients just work so well together. Ughhh, I want some right nowwwww. Ronda, Spain
Jamón Ibérico de Bellota
My stepbrother, who is a professional meat and cheese connoisseur, gave me five different types of cured Spanish jamón as a graduation present (he clearly knows me really well!). After consuming the entire package of this perfection, I decided to google it. I discovered that it’s one of the most expensive meats in the world ($87/lbs) – and I was not surprised. Easily one of the most amazing things I’ve ever eaten.
Why is it so expensive? Well, according to this site,the pigs are raised free-range in western Spain, where they eat acorns, wild mushrooms, herbs, and grasses, yielding meat that’s richly flavored and low in saturated fat. The ham is then cured for a minimum of two years before reaching the market.
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Tripletas
A sandwich filled with roast pork, ham, skirt steak, potato stix, and a mayo/ketchup sauce. Need I say more? From Borinquen, Puerto Rican food truck, in Washington, DC, USA.
Polish Food
So over my Spring Break a few weeks ago, I had the delight of staying with my good friend, The Squeaky Robot, and her Polish family in New Jersey. Her absolutely lovely mother made lots of Polish food, and while I would usually post each dish individually on this site, I figured I would post them under this heading because I have no clue what anything was called. Enjoy!
Many thanks to Marta Knauff!
Om Nom Culture 