On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 23:37:26 -0600, Michael Odom >
wrote:

>I ordered a chunk of salt cured tuna from Tienda.com. Hey it's the
>holiday season. They call the stuff I got "mojama." It arrived today
>and I just had a couple of shavings which were very salty, but
>delicious. I've never had it before. The Tienda Web site says it's
>eaten on bread with olive oil, shaved over green salads, or marinated
>in olive oil for an hour and served with almonds and a glass of wine.
>
>Has anybody in this group had experience with this stuff?
>
>I figure I'll shave it with a mandoline and toss it with olive oil,
>then scatter the shavings over a citrus slice salad with onions.
>Maybe some fresh mint, too. It's to be an appetizer for the family
>Christmas gathering.
>
>Do you think this will work?
>
Sounds good to me.I assume this is salt-cured til it is dry and hard,
like some cured tuna from Italy.



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