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Jamon,jamon
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Sun Jan 24, 2010 12:38 pmby zafra52
I took this almost candid photograph
in January 2005 at a familiar gathering.
I like his attitude and flamboyance.
Re: Jamon,jamon
Posted:
Sun Jan 24, 2010 4:45 pmby the foto fanatic
Fine candid shot - it seems to capture an interesting moment at a family gathering.
Two points - preparing food smoking a cigar is a rare thing these days,
- and "Jamon Jamon" was the name of an early Penelope Cruz film, which I am sure you knew. Once seen, never forgotten!
Re: Jamon,jamon
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Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:18 pmby zafra52
Touche' - Trevor. The man in the picture
is a character and a half. He owns a tiny
little shop which he fitted like a pub.
It's his private domain where women only
visit when invited . There he holds his
drinking sessions with good wine,excellent
food - and very loud music.
Re: Jamon,jamon
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Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:51 amby Big V
He certainly looks like he would play by his own rules, you have captured this.
Re: Jamon,jamon
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Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:48 amby Reschsmooth
Very good candid photograph. I just want to know what the jamon tasted like - looks like it has been smoked for a long, long time.
Re: Jamon,jamon
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Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:20 amby zafra52
He certainly plays his own rules.
A friend of mine described him as
a Spanish version of Groucho Max.
The ham is a typical Spanish ham
called Jamon Serrano de Pata Negra
"Wild Ham of black leg" like the
Italian Parma Ham is raw, but cured
and the pigs were left wandering on
the hills feeding on acorns.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam%C3%B3n_ib%C3%A9rico
Re: Jamon,jamon
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Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:31 pmby gstark
This image proves that there's no ham like an old ham.
Rather than an Italian parma, this looks to me to be more like a prosciutto. But what do I know.
Except that a ciabatta would accompany this very nicely, thank you very much.
Re: Jamon,jamon
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Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:16 pmby Reschsmooth
gstark wrote:But what do I know.
Except that a ciabatta would accompany this very nicely, thank you very much.
If that is all you know, I will join you with a nice chianti.
Re: Jamon,jamon
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Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:00 pmby gstark
Reschsmooth wrote:gstark wrote:But what do I know.
Except that a ciabatta would accompany this very nicely, thank you very much.
If that is all you know, I will join you with a nice chianti.
I'll drink to that.
Re: Jamon,jamon
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Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:51 pmby brentsky
what a good snap!
could even be a spanish version of bresaola (from beef or sometimes horse).
i would love to see this shot with B&W treatment
b
Re: Jamon,jamon
Posted:
Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:21 pmby zafra52
As requested...
Re: Jamon,jamon
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Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:03 amby Willy wombat
What a character
Me gusta jamón ibérico - muy rico