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Quality Prosciutto...From Iowa?

In his latest food-related adventure, Mike Gebert finds high-quality prosciutto...in Iowa. After living in Italy — Parma, to be exact — and eating lots of prosciutto, Kathy and Herb Eckhouse came back home to the States and set about trying to replicate the delicious ham using American pork. And it worked — their La Quercia prosciutto has won raves nationwide. Jean Joho of Brasserie Jo and Everest calls it "closest to perfection," and the folks interviewed from Vie and Naha can't get enough of it either.

Sky Full of Bacon 10: Prosciutto di Iowa from Michael Gebert on Vimeo.

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  • Mike, it's the headline of this posting: "Quality prosciutto...from Iowa?" which makes it sound as though this should surprise the reader. Many food-savvy people would respond, "Well, yes, there's great prosciutto being made in Iowa, and we've known about it for years." That was my point, anyway. It's a great operation and I'm glad you reported on it.

    By M.S. on 05/29/2009 at 12:03 PM

  • Thanks, anonymous! (Or as I like to call you, Mom. No, just kidding.) There are 10 so far, so if you haven't seen some of them, check them out at skyfullofbacon.com. And I'm not sure why people think there was some claim of firstness being made here-- La Quercia has certainly had plenty of press, although I'm pretty sure I was the first to film inside their prosciutto (at least at this length). But I hope it's an interesting story in itself, regardless.

    By Mike Gebert on 05/29/2009 at 11:39 AM

  • Thanks for this. I'm really digging these sky full of bacon podcasts. It's cool to see someone capture slices of uniquely midwest culinary culture with skill, creativity and humor--an insider's perspective if you will. Too often, we hear about our own world from the outside media after they've deemed it cool enough for print. Keep up the good work! I'm sure you've got plenty more to share.

    By anonymous on 05/29/2009 at 10:50 AM

  • It was also featured on Americas Test Kitchen a while back.

    By mojava on 05/29/2009 at 10:50 AM

  • Who's "they"? "They" lived in Italy and came back to the States, but "they" remain nameless. As Christo points out, this really isn't news. Florence Fabricant of the NY Times first wrote about La Quercia in 2005.

    By M.S. on 05/28/2009 at 3:38 PM

  • They've actually been doing a great job for years now. If the source isn't listed on a menu - including higher-end restaurants - it's is and has been a good bet it's La Quercia.

    By christo P. Ney on 05/28/2009 at 2:42 PM

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