02 July 2013

Artful.


"Que Dios te serba las manitas," (may God preserve your little hands) is the utmost appreciation a ham hand cutter can receive in Spain.

In that country cutting a whole leg of ham by hand is an artful ritual; those who do it are called cortadores. Technique is the very essence of this art, so it is considered a kind of performance.

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