Heard through the grapevine that the Iberico we've been waiting on had some trouble with customs. Apparently the size of the hock or some such nonsense was outside the parameters deemed acceptable to U.S. customs officials and they were denied entry, taken off the boat and lit on fire!
Don't know for a fact that's true (couldn't reach the importer today to verify), that's just what I heard.
For those not in the loop, we brought in four Iberico hams for the first couple of weeks we were open. This is a very special dry cured ham from Spain that some consider the king of charcuterie and we were thrilled to have it. The hams are rare and expensive, made on a very small scale. We decided to bring more in as they sold well and people loved it, even at its premium price, but have been waiting. Apparently we will wait a bit longer.
Would be a shame if something so rare and exceptional suffered such a fate at the hands of an out of control bureaucracy.
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