Gerry Dawes's Spain

* * * * * Maestro Cortador Clemente Gómez cutting Jamón Ibérico Pata Negra de Bellota de Pedroches (Córdoba)at Madrid Fusión 2010. Slide show of Clemente Gómez cutting Jamón Ibérico Pata Negra de Bellota de Pedroches(Córdoba)at Alimentaria 2010 in Barcelona in March.* * * * *Clemente Gómez, Maestro Cortador de Jamones, when not slicing Pedroches hams at gastronomy fairs, can be reached at

Con-queso-dores: A Ham & Cheese Journey in the Columbine and Conquistador Villages of Western Spain; the highlands of Castilla y León & The Mountains of Asturias Text & photographs copyright by Gerry Dawes One of the most rewarding trips in Spain for lovers of Spain's great cheeses, hams, historic sites and stunning scenery, is a trip through western Spain. A couple of years ago, I