When you think about Christmas lunch/dinner in Australia, one of the first things that springs to mind for most people is Ham. To have a glazed ham as the center piece of your Christmas day feast is wonderful and glorious thing, and having the whole family coming to my house I couldn't skimp on quality. I went straight for a leg of ham made from Kurabuta pork, a Japanese variety of black pig, Kura meaning 'black' and Buta being 'pork'. The meat of this animal is deliciously rich, slightly gamey and overall FUCKING delicious :)
After being glazed with a painfully 'Aussie' mix of macadamias, brown sugar, sweet chili and mustard that my grand mother had her heart set on, all that was left to do was consume....
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