I also love them as a first course with prosciutto.

First up is prosciutto, reason enough to make the trip.

"But people who really know prosciutto have me leave it on."

Watch the prosciutto constantly and do not let it get too dark or brown.

To my taste, prosciutto should not be cooked at all.

An example of this is the difference between prosciutto and fresh pork.

Cook about 1 minute, just until prosciutto begins to take on color.

"That prosciutto has been dead a long time," Grace says.

She was excited at first to shop for prosciutto and cheese.

Cut prosciutto into 12 strips, each about an inch wide.

Prosciutto was simple to find at the Italian deli a couple of miles from my house.

But the prosciutto was cut too thick and overwhelmed the other ingredients.

Then at 3:45 I have a piece of prosciutto.

Heat the olive oil and cook the prosciutto ends for five minutes.

To serve, lay prosciutto on one side of serving platter.

You could substitute any country ham, prosciutto or other cold cuts.

Cut prosciutto slices in half crosswise if they are large.

The ingredients were actually quite good, the prosciutto tasted Italian.

The biggest difference between country ham and prosciutto is how they are eaten.

And there is nothing that tastes so good as boar prosciutto.

The prosciutto serves only as an appetizer, and now we're both hungry.

It would be equally good with about three or four ounces of diced prosciutto.

Stir in the prosciutto, cook another few seconds, then remove from the heat.

Add the prosciutto mixture with its oil and the zucchini flowers if you have used them.

"Prosciutto needs the same kind of wine as a delicate fish.