Showing posts with label bacon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bacon. Show all posts

Sunday, November 7, 2010

When Pigs Fly Part II: American Bacon Makes It

Almost three weeks ago, I sent a package of artisinal quality bacon overseas in an uninsulated box.  The shipping company advised me to go for "fast" shipping versus "bulky styrofoam that won't hold temp past 36 hours."  I was assured it would arrive on Thursday at its destination: Friuli, in the far Northeast of Italy.


When the recipient sent word a week later that it hadn't arrived,

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

When Pigs Fly Part I: America's Smokiest Bacon Goes to Prosciuttoville

A good friend of mine recently moved to Northern Italy, 15 kilometers from the best producers of prosciutto in the world. . .
. . .and he wants some bacon from back home.

Perhaps, when one eats prosciutto all the time, and pancetta, and truffles of every variety, one feels fatigued, no?