BTW, have you tried anything from Hackenmueler's (sp) out of Robbinsdale? They have a bakery and butchershop/smokehouse that have been there for decades. Nothing fancy, but if you don't see what you want try asking and you might be suprised.
The problem with many American country/salted/smoked hams is that they overdo it. The Italians believe that anyone can preserve a ham with a lot of salt, but that it takes a master, or an artist, to do it with just a very little salt, or just a little smoke. This leads to more delicate, complex, flavors.
Now I like a good country ham, but there ain't nothing delicate about it. I'll check this place out.
It's not exotic, but for gunuinely fresh prime grade beef or pork at good prices it rocks. They do a bunch of in house smoked goods as well and seem to have a great source for local game fish in season. My biggest problem is getting there during store hours. It's very old school.
BTW, the bakery is half a block SE and has even harder hours to make as they seem to be mostly wholesale.
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Date: 2006-04-17 08:11 pm (UTC)B
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Date: 2006-04-22 09:49 am (UTC)Buy American.
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Date: 2006-04-22 09:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-04-26 12:56 pm (UTC)BTW, have you tried anything from Hackenmueler's (sp) out of Robbinsdale? They have a bakery and butchershop/smokehouse that have been there for decades. Nothing fancy, but if you don't see what you want try asking and you might be suprised.
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Date: 2006-04-26 02:59 pm (UTC)The problem with many American country/salted/smoked hams is that they overdo it. The Italians believe that anyone can preserve a ham with a lot of salt, but that it takes a master, or an artist, to do it with just a very little salt, or just a little smoke. This leads to more delicate, complex, flavors.
Now I like a good country ham, but there ain't nothing delicate about it. I'll check this place out.
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Date: 2006-04-26 03:04 pm (UTC)Hackenmueller sounds great.
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Date: 2006-04-26 04:09 pm (UTC)BTW, the bakery is half a block SE and has even harder hours to make as they seem to be mostly wholesale.
Oops.
Date: 2006-04-26 04:11 pm (UTC)