Premium Pays Basque charcuterie - tokyo food file

05/20/2010

Premium Pays Basque charcuterie

We loaded up on the Basque charcuterie @ the Joel Robuchon bakery the other day...

Wonderful jambon de Kintoa — as good as any jamon serrano you can lay your hands on in the city...

Some excellent chorizo too...

And also some fine saucisse seche. It looked great together on the plate...

Perfect with a nice bottle of Rioja...

May 20, 2010 10:26:47 PM | Basque, food and drink, food photos, ham, sausage, wine

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