On Oct 31, 3:57*pm, "Nonny" > wrote:
> I posted about Bresaola a couple months back, after experiencing
> it for the first time aboard a cruise ship. *There was some
> legitimate misunderstanding about what it was: *this stuff is the
> air cured beef, sliced paper thin and eaten with an olive oil
> drizzle on it or wrapped around melon like Prosciutto ham. *The
> stuff is the high dollar/ultimate version of dried beef. <grin>
>
> You would think that living in Las Vegas, we'd have access to
> about any foods imaginable. *However, after a pretty thorough
> search, I located precisely NO bresaola here in town. * Period.
> Well, there was one exception: Trader Joe's sold a teensy piece of
> it in a "sampler" pack of cured meats, but not enough for even an
> appetizer.
>
> The upshot of all this was that I had to go hunting for it online
> and today I ordered a pound. *It's too blasted expensive to make a
> regular habit of eating, but when I get it, I'll post the details
> of how it was shipped and how it compared to the ship's offering.
> At the price it costs per ounce online, I bet I ate a few hundred
> dollars worth per meal aboard the ship. *I sure as heck got my
> money's worth that trip. <grin>
>
> --
> Nonny
>
><snip>
Nonny, I thought you were going to make it.. .

http://www.wellhungmeat.com/recipes/Bresola.php

Do report back, in all events.
Pierre