Comments on: Tocino Iberico – Tapas of the week

By: elaine

elaine — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:28:32 +0000

thAnkS a lOt…it reAllY a goOd heLp fOr me…

By: Maria Shipley

Maria Shipley — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:09:27 +0000

This looks very good to me. It probably is not a healthy thing to eat, but taken in moderation, it will be fine.

I usually don’t eat late at night, but THAT picture really makes me hungry right now!

By: Sampson

Sampson — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:44:02 +0000

The one item my Señora made that I had to refuse (I said ‘tenido un resaca’) was fried blood. At first my senses told me it was okay, but then the flavor bursted through me and my body started to tingle. I didn’t know what I was eating at the time but my stomach told me I should stop. It must be one of those tastes you acqure, like cranberry juice. :-}

By: Alvaro

Alvaro — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:37:16 +0000

@Alex, Edith: You’re not talking about the same thing! The ‘tocino’ usually put in the ‘cocido’ is the cheapest you can get in a supermarket, just to add a bit of flavor. In ancient times, people ate it b/c “it’s a sin to throw it away”. I think it’s utterly disgusting too. But what Ben talks about… oh my, that’s completely different! Different kind of pigs (best Iberian pigs fed with acorns) make a different product: probably one of the best things you’ll ever eat! It melts in your mouth… It’s side by side with my two all-time favorites: Iberian ham and ‘lomo iberico’ (Iberian loin?).

I must add that I’m Spanish, I’ve been in the US for a year and my mouth waters just from thinking about these things

By: Edith

Edith — Sun, 27 May 2007 08:16:42 +0000

Hm, thanks but no thanks.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 25 May 2007 17:22:56 +0000

I never had the chance to have this form, but my señora would offer us tocino with our cocido. It wasn’t fried, nor was there any meat attached to it…it was just a slab of fat from which she cut two-inch thick servings. the first time, i ate it because i didn’t know what it was. the second, i had to refuse. it was the ONLY thing my señora served that i didn’t eat. i don’t know, i just couldn’t do it=/

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 25 May 2007 09:05:18 +0000

Celia – certainly did!
VS – similar to bacon, but more fat!

By: ValenciaSon

ValenciaSon — Fri, 25 May 2007 02:13:35 +0000

Isn’t tocino, bacon?

By: celia stevenson

celia stevenson — Thu, 24 May 2007 19:38:36 +0000

yum yum.Sounds like you had a wonderful time in Cadiz!