I had no idea that someone might be a fancier of my pen! I usually think of it as a curse upon me, and as an undeserved scourge to the poor, hapless reader.
A side-by-side taste test does sound best, doesn't it, and I think that is what I should do. Good idea. I would probably like them both, but I have a suspicion that I will be partial to the flavor of pork marrow. But pork bones are smaller than beef bones of course, so to me they would have to be really, really, fabulously extra-good for me to say, "Less is more."
Bear in mind that marrow being marrow, I expect it's improbable that either would outstrip the other in unctuousness, for that is more a texturally indulgent sensation that is the vehicle for the flavors that come with it.
I do have to go to the grocer today or tomorrow, and I've looked forward to having a little talk with the butcher since I began this thread. But the taste test may need to wait for a time yet, because I still have to dispose of the remains of the ham, and that means either split pea soup or boiled dinner. Let us be patient; I promise I shall not disappoint you.
"If you take music out of this world, you will have nothing but a ball of fire." - Balochi musician
