Khiromeri
Khiromeri
Has anyone ever heard of khiromeri? I have been trying to do some research on it, but I haven't had much luck finding information.
You've got me.....khiromeri, hiromeri, chiromeri or sometimes choiromeri is the Greek word for ham χοιρομερι.
Type khiromeri into Google's Greek search engine http://www.google.gr/ and you'll surely get χοιρομερι (ham).
Please let us know what you find out.
~Martin
Type khiromeri into Google's Greek search engine http://www.google.gr/ and you'll surely get χοιρομερι (ham).
Please let us know what you find out.
~Martin
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1 ... x/abstract
http://amsacta.cib.unibo.it/2513/3/Proc ... Pig_3v.pdf
Jason, Two links that may help.
http://amsacta.cib.unibo.it/2513/3/Proc ... Pig_3v.pdf
Jason, Two links that may help.
Ross- tightwad home cook
Talk about an early christmas! Thanks Ross. That is the exact scientific mumbo jumbo I like to read. Have you used the Wiley library before? I registered to view the document and it said it was $30 to have access to it for one day . I don't mind spending the money if I can print it out, but it also showed the website not being secure on my search bar. I didn't want to give credit card information without asking first. What do you think?ssorllih wrote:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1 ... x/abstract
http://amsacta.cib.unibo.it/2513/3/Proc ... Pig_3v.pdf
Jason, Two links that may help.
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Have you seen this? A brief outline of how it's made....
Hiromeri
Ingredients
Pork Leg, red dry wine and salt.
Preparation
Prepared exclusively in a traditional way using a recipe that has been used successfully for 44 years. The pork leg is carefully cleaned from excess fat and veins then salted and soaked in red dry village wine. After an interchanging period of soaking, draining and pressing it is left to cook in the smoking rooms `Kapnistiri` for a period of more than 2 months. The Hiromeri - Smoked Ham, is the Cypriot`s best delicacy. It is dry in texture, salty and very aromatic. It is a lean meat with low fat and no carbohydrates. Hiromeri is very good for low carbohydrate and low fat diets. It can be served chilled in slices, or as cubes that make it an excellent snack to accompany your zivania, ouzo, beer, wine or whiskey. It`s also very delicious in sandwiches or as a starter. It is packed in a thermoforming package to secure its high quality, taste and most importantly, its sanitation.
The whole procedure takes more than 4 months of production and maturation. (The product should be kept refrigerated between 2C° - 4C°)
http://www.madaricyprus.com/english/pdetails.php?id=1
~Martin
Hiromeri
Ingredients
Pork Leg, red dry wine and salt.
Preparation
Prepared exclusively in a traditional way using a recipe that has been used successfully for 44 years. The pork leg is carefully cleaned from excess fat and veins then salted and soaked in red dry village wine. After an interchanging period of soaking, draining and pressing it is left to cook in the smoking rooms `Kapnistiri` for a period of more than 2 months. The Hiromeri - Smoked Ham, is the Cypriot`s best delicacy. It is dry in texture, salty and very aromatic. It is a lean meat with low fat and no carbohydrates. Hiromeri is very good for low carbohydrate and low fat diets. It can be served chilled in slices, or as cubes that make it an excellent snack to accompany your zivania, ouzo, beer, wine or whiskey. It`s also very delicious in sandwiches or as a starter. It is packed in a thermoforming package to secure its high quality, taste and most importantly, its sanitation.
The whole procedure takes more than 4 months of production and maturation. (The product should be kept refrigerated between 2C° - 4C°)
http://www.madaricyprus.com/english/pdetails.php?id=1
~Martin
There is a nice set of books called Culinaria. They might not be the most advanced in recipes and procedures, but they do a good job explaining the culture behind the food. Culinaria: Greece is where I found the excerpt on Khiromeri. I found that link you posted and the two look similar. Culinaria explains more of the wine treatment and the heritage and tradition behind this process. It even has a few pictures. But, there are a few variables that the book doesn't cover, but then again, what book does?