LaTienda.com founder Don Harris writes about Jamon Iberico, and the quest to bring it to America. http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:21:49 EST en-us Nutritional composition of dry-cured ham and its role in a healthy diet by: F. Jimenez-Colmenero... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#46 Here's an article from The Washington Post about bellota hams. The Gastronomer: For bellota ham... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#45 Here is a story from NPR. Our Iberico seems like a bargain! RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Good morning... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#44 PRESS RELEASE La Tienda.com to Deliver the First World-Renowned Cinco Jotas Iberico de Bellota Hams... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#43 I read a recent article with great concern. Apparently the dehesa, for centuries the home of the cerdo... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#42 Is it a sheep? Is it a poodle? No, it is the curly haired Mangalica pig, outfitted to survive the frigid... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#41 In a major victory for jamon lovers in the USA, the Wall Street Journal announced yesterday that the... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#40 LaTienda.com, the ecommerce pioneer in providing classic Spanish hams to America, introduces the first... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#39 "Close your eyes and imagine that you are sitting in a small bar in Andalucia, Spain. In front of... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#38 Europeandrsquo;s tradition of grand and flavorful hams includes Germanyandrsquo;s Westphalian ham, Italyandrsquo;s... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#35 PRESS RELEASE US-Bound Gourmet Spanish Iberico Pata Negra Hams to Lose Their Black Feet ABSTRACT A... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#36 The last of the hoofed hams - the pata negra is going extinct in North America. As fellow Jamon... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#33 Just when you thought you had heard everything there was to say about pig, a wonderful new ham is on... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#29 Here is a fabulous blog recounting the arrival of a precious Bellota ham. DBH WAITING FOR MY MAIL... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#27 Osborne Acquires Minority Stake in Embutidos Fermin to Bring 5 Jotas Brand to U.S. The Osborne... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#26 La Tienda will receive in its warehouse the first Jamon Iberico de Bellota on Tuesday 5 August and will... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#25 Today (Tuesday) the first Jamon Iberico de Bellotas have been released from US customs. Next week we... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#23 The Fermin iberico de bellota hams are here in New York Harbor -- so close but oh so far. As with... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#22 The first jamon iberico bellota to arrive on the American shores was introduced to the public at a special... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#21 The Harris family of La Tienda has been waiting for the occasion of the American arrival of jamon iberico... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#20 We just received concrete information concerning the arrival of our jamones Iberico bellota. I will... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#19 Well, the time is upon us. My family and I have been at this project of bringing to America the finest... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#18 In 2005 the Spanish government started regulating qualities of Iberico in 2005. They have defined three... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#17 One of the most unexpectedly satisfying experiences I have had with my sons Tim and Jonathan, was when... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#16 This is an amusing contribution to the world of iberico http://www.ijam.es/... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#15 On Sunday 10 February I read an entertaining restaurant review by Jay Ruyner in the Manchester (UK)... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#14 I have been reading further on the subject of the soaring prices of feed which supplement the diet of... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#13 The unintended consequences of the price of oil charged by the OPEC cartel are amazing. Here in the... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#11 I notced an item the other day which stated that jamon iberico is becoming immensely popular in Japan... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#12 The first Iberico Bellota is here. But it is time for you to sharpen your critical tools of discernment... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#10 This is an account written by our friend Jamie Jones, who is the head of our Spanish office in the Basque... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#9 This is a wonderful article about La Alberca and the pigs. If you go to the following url you will... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#8 I just read this article from the London Telegraph, and will check with Antonio Gazquez at the U of... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#7 I ran across a fascinating article in a local English paper. It seems that in England there is a growing... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#6 The jamones Iberico are truly here in the United States, after all these years of the family quest... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#5 I have always thought it was particularly cool, and particularly Spanish, that some Iberico hogs were... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#4 I had heard from several sources in Spain, including breeders in Spain that a 100% pure bred cerdo Iberico... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#3 From the beginning of our quest I have been concerned that people will be able to sort through the complexity... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#1 ... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#28 ... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#30 ... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#31 ... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#32 ... http://www.jamon.com/blog/blog.html#34