Ham bag
Ham bags are a classic component of cold platters or cold buffets . They consist of bag-shaped ham slices with a filling.
For traditional preparation, slices of boiled ham are turned into pointed bags and then given a mostly spicy filling. Are known z. B. “Astor ham cones” with a filling of whipped cream flavored with paprika and horseradish and bound with a little gelatine or “Lukullus ham cones” with a filling of foie gras .
Ham rolls are a comparable dish .
In particular, ham bags came (again) in fashion as part of cold platters in the 1950s. Just like fly agaric eggs and tomatoes , cheese skewers with grapes, mett and cheese urchins or ham rolls , they were part of the standard repertoire of cold buffets until the 1970s, especially in private households.
literature
- Erhard Gorys : The new kitchen dictionary. From Aachener Printen to Zwischenrippenstück (= dtv , no. 36245). 11th edition, updated new edition. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-423-36245-0 .