Comments on: The world’s healthiest pork

By: Justin R

Justin R — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:17:44 +0000

Strange comments Ben. Dollars and pounds came after a line which mentions access to the US market for the first time, so not exactly out of context.

Since when is saturated fat not good for you? What about all those fat soluble vitamins? In excess it might be, but then anything consumed in excess is probably bad for you. Despite the popular dogma, nobody has yet been able to prove that saturated fat causes the diseases it’s often blamed for. The French paradox is good example of where the opposite may be true. The causes for the diseases blamed on saturated fat are a lot more complex.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:10:50 +0000

1. We dont use dollars we have euros.
2. We dont use pounds we have kilos.
3. Saturated fat is not good for you in excess, it may taste nice but it is not healthy. Animal fats are almost entirely saturated fats and will not lower “bad” LDL cholesterol.

By: Spanish Native

Spanish Native — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:01:45 +0000

Now this what Spanish Jamon is all about. Mind you the whole Jamon culture has thrown up so many misconceptions it could be called a facticious religion!

I’ve a few friends in the wifes village in Extremadura who feed their own pigs to take carry out the “Matanza” (literally massacre) in December each year and their observations drove me to write the following which I believe compliments the above article: http://www.uniquespain.com/spanish-ham.html

By: Pimpernel

Pimpernel — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:53:20 +0000

Thanks for a very informative article which will hold me in good stead for my impending trip to Spain. I agree with the comment above and would like to see the recipe. But can it really be good for lowering cholesterol? Very interesting.

Pimpernel

By: Pimpernel

Pimpernel — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:00:33 +0000

Great article, but where is the marinade recipe?

By: Gino

Gino — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:57:17 +0000

This lady realy knows her stuff. I LOVE Iberico Ham