A Hamtastic Day!

Today was a good day. No, it didn't involve Battlestar Galactica, but it did involve ham. Glorious ham. Mr X and I were out and about for the day and we inevitably wound up at Bristol Farms - a delightful place in which to wander and sample expensive morsels of food. While we were gazing longingly behind the cured meat counter, Mr X spotted some rare and incredibly expensive Jamon Iberico. It was $100 per pound. Out of curiosity he boldly asked the woman behind the counter if they get many requests for this expensive Spanish ham. She said not a lot of people ever get it except one day when it was 40% off (still a hefty $60 per pound). Today, sadly, was not that day. But to our surprise and delight, the Meat Lady asked us if we'd like to try some. Of course we would! She presented us with four mouth-watering slices to sample. (Probably about $10 worth, I imagine.) It was absolutely hands-down the most delicious ham I have ever eaten. I'm going to find out when it goes on sale again and then I'll run down to Bristol Farms and order four slices for $5. Or maybe I'll just have Mr X bat his lashes at the Meat Lady again so we can get some more free samples.