Soeren Kern, "The Spanish Ham Lawsuit and Other Muslim Problems Hitting Iberia" (Hudson New York, December 23, 2010).And Spanish ham -- the Jamón serrano they serve in tapas bars from Santiago de Compostela to Cadiz -- is almost as exquisite as Spanish flamenco in Andalusia.
One may offend public sensibilities by using a male pronoun instead of the now politically correct and grammatically hideous "they" or "them"; by eating pork rinds or mentioning "Jesus" in polite company; by quoting Leviticus 18:22 in public in Canada; and now ... by referring to HAM in Spain.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
I tried some salt and vinegar pork rinds recently. They were delicious with a bottle of Labatt's lager. Everyone should try some as an ecumenical gesture. They were made by the Junior Johnson co in Wilkesbarre, North Carolina. I guess you could call Wilkesbarre the Mecca of superior pork products.
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