F-Bomb!

[captpackrat]

I just had to throw away an entire pound of sliced prosciutto because it was covered in mold.  I wouldn't have believed that mold could grow that fast on something that salty.  Or even that mold could grow on it at all!

ARGH!!!

Comments

[okageryuu.livejournal.com]

Geez...when did ya buy it? Salt's supposed to make the growth of molds and other microbes slow down...then again if prosciutto is anything like ham is (honestly never had it), it can be really wet.

[captpackrat.livejournal.com]

Prosciutto is a very dry ham. It is prepared by coating it in salt to draw out the moisture, then left to air dry for a couple years. It makes the meat very dry, very salty and very flavorful. Because it takes so long to make, it's also very expensive.

I don't buy it very often, but this was a treat for me. Or was going to be.

Thin sliced prosciutto, with ricotta cheese and freshly fried tortilla chips is absolutely fantastic.

[mikosquirrel.livejournal.com]

Maybe you should've kept it in a drier place. o.o

[okageryuu.livejournal.com]

=/ I see. That does sound really good. How much is it anyway?

Oh! And have you gotten any e-mail from a friend of mine? He's been trying to contact ya.

[captpackrat.livejournal.com]

I think it was $10 or 12.

[okageryuu.livejournal.com]

Ahh, cool. :)

[dakhun.livejournal.com]

I expect that once it was sliced, that exposed the parts of the meat that the mold could more easily grow on.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Oh man I would LOSE MY MIND.

I never get that much at once, I only pick it up when there is something in particular I am making, I am terrified that something like that would happen to it. :(

[captpackrat.livejournal.com]

Normally I wouldn't buy that much either, but I got it at Costco and that was the smallest package they had.