Capicola

[jrward2]

So I was at the grocery earlier and they had Boar's Head hot capicola for half off. I have always been curious about its taste, but never felt like shelling out $15 per pound just to try it, so I decided to get just a little bit to try.

Anyway, came home and tried it and I don't understand why its considered a delicate deli meat. Honestly it tasted like I was eating an extremely chewy dirty sock. Anybody else ever tried it? Wondering if it was bad or something. If not I don't know who eats this stuff.

 

[Jim]

was it shaved paper thin?

"Cappy ham" is just pork neck cured with lots of red pepper. Could be you did get a bum piece.

 

[jrward2]

Yeah its pretty thin. Just tried to eat it again. I'm afraid i'm going to have to PIF this to my cat.

 

[YetiDave]

I can't imagine it's meant to taste like that. It's on my list of things to make next Autumn/Winter

 

[foxtrot]

I like it, but I also don't understand why it's a delicacy.

 

[Alacrity59]

I like it too. Never considered it a delicacy at all. We used to have it at a pizza place in Saint-Eustach called Le Roi du Pizza.

 

[bamafan64]

Get some olive dressing, ham and salami. Also use provolone, mortadella and/or mozzarella. Put all this with your cappicolla on ciabatta rolls, toast in the oven, and you have a tasty way to get rid of your cappicolla. This is called a muffaletta, btw.

 

[Argonaut]

Gabagool is one of my favorite deli meats. I suppose I could see where some might not like the sharp flavor.

 

[foxtrot]

Gabagool is one of my favorite deli meats. I suppose I could see where some might not like the sharp flavor.

I knew it was just a matter of time before the "real" pronunciation was typed out. ;-)

 

[MickToley]

 

[jrward2]

I like it too. Never considered it a delicacy at all. We used to have it at a pizza place in Saint-Eustach called Le Roi du Pizza.

I guess not really delicacy, but just more expensive than other meats.

Anyway, I haven't thrown it away yet. I might give it another try later