What did you cook or eat today (March 2021)

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Recipe - Orecchiette in a soubise sauce with bacon
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MypinchofItaly said:
Forgot to post my dinner photo yesterday. Gluten-free pizza with mushrooms and prosciutto (boiled ham)
It was good only a tad salty.
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I thought prosciutto was cured ham (but not smoked like many hams in the US). In the US, boiled ham is very different than prosciutto. It is very bland -- the reason my parents love it. :laugh:

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caseydog said:
I thought prosciutto was cured ham (but not smoked like many hams in the US). In the US, boiled ham is very different than prosciutto. It is very bland -- the reason my parents love it. :laugh:

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That’s why I asked this a few days ago to someone (needless to say I didn’t get the reply) if the reference to “prosciutto” was for Parma ham/cured ham (prosciutto crudo) or boiled ham/cooked ham (prosciutto cotto).
 
MypinchofItaly said:
That’s why I asked this a few days ago to someone (needless to say I didn’t get the reply) if the reference to “prosciutto” was for Parma ham/cured ham (prosciutto crudo) or boiled ham/cooked ham (prosciutto cotto).
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Ah, I did not know there was a boiled version (prosciutto cotto). I never see "Parma ham" in stores here, just prosciutto (the cured one).

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caseydog said:
Ah, I did not know there was a boiled version (prosciutto cotto). I never see "Parma ham" in stores here, just prosciutto (the cured one).

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Maybe I’m getting confused about translations :scratchhead:

This is what we say as “prosciutto cotto” ( which I literally translate as boiled/cooked ham - but I am probably wrong)

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MypinchofItaly said:
Maybe I’m getting confused about translations :scratchhead:

This is what we say as “prosciutto cotto” ( which I literally translate as boiled/cooked ham - but I am probably wrong)
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Here are two pictures of boiled ham in the US. The first is Boars Head (a quality brand), and the second is what most people in the US buy.

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The best hams made in the US are Virginia Country Hams. Dry cured, aged, smoked.

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