ROMAN COINS IN THE SHAPE OF A HAM
Coins are valuable, and in every civilization they have been minted with symbols of elements that were important to their citizens. Well, you may be surprised to find out that the Romans that settled in Hispania minted coins in the shape of legs of ham. This would no doubt indicate that ham was a very valuable and coveted good.
It was the Iberian tribes, before the arrival of the Romans, that started curing pork hams, but when the Romans realized how exquisite it was to be able to eat pork in that way, they adopted the recipe and spread it throughout their vast Empire. There are written records of the curing method, which they called pork cecina.
Curing methods have basically remained the same, as well as the appreciation of the meaty delicacy. Martial, the Roman poet, even wrote a verse in which he asked for a ham to be brought over to him from Hispania.
Roman hams were exported throughout the Empire at a high price. Only the richest Roman patrons could afford them.
Nowadays, the tradition continues, and Mariscal & Sarroca offers you the best Iberico ham available for export. Do you want to feel like a Roman Emperor?
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