The country ham master meets el maestro of jamón Ibérico

When two ham colossuses collude. Allan Benton meets Manuel Maldonado in this piece from “Garden & Gun” and debates acorns and sun-flower seeds and the effects of global warming on the former as well as the challenges facing artisan slow production in a world that demands everything yesterday.

The cherished acorns PHOTO: PETER FRANK EDWARDS

The pigs and their acorns PHOTO: PETER FRANK EDWARDS

Manu Moldanado PHOTO: PETER FRANK EDWARDS

The 3 hombres PHOTO: PETER FRANK EDWARDS