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Glanwy t1_jegbtkg wrote

They are everywhere in Spain, like every shop, super markets have racks and racks of them. Are they all sold.

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Clunkyboots22 t1_jegrg0f wrote

Lots of bars as well…..best hams in the world. Nobody does ham better than the Spaniards.

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SocksOnHands t1_jegchum wrote

I don't live in an area where meat is sold like this. Do people wash them when they get home? It kind of weirds me out that they are not wrapped in anything. How do you know how many dirty fingers have handled them? Is the room refrigerated, or are they just out in a normal temperature room?

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Shenanigans_forever t1_jego4ze wrote

Think of the outer layer like the rind of a fruit you don't eat. Same idea. It is there to preserve the meat and is carved off to serve.

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Glanwy t1_jegcz36 wrote

No idea, it was when I drove thro Iberia on a few occasions. But not refrigerated just out in the open, some supermarkets even have a dedicated counter & team ready to slice them thru a band saw for you.

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marioquartz t1_jegqyj4 wrote

Normal temperature. The brown part is literally fat. You cut the fat and you use it as a cover. Its cut with a especial knife in thin layers. If you dont know how use that knife is very dangerous. For people that dont know or dont want visit a surgeon exists the option of pre-cut envelopes. That are conserved in a fridge.

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