Jambon Explained

Jambon
Country:Ireland
Course:Lunch / Snack
Type:Pastry
Main Ingredient:Puff pastry, ham, cheese

Jambons (from French French: jambon 'ham';,[1] pronounced as /ga/) are square pastries filled with cheese and chunks of ham. They are a ubiquitous deli item in Ireland and parts of the UK. The product emerged during the 1990s as part of a broader movement towards "food to go".[2] The multinational bakery company Délifrance claims to have adapted and launched the jambon as a new product in the Irish market in 1997.[3]

Twenty million jambons were purchased by Irish consumers in 2020.[4] Following the trend of meat-free sausage rolls, vegan jambons have also been available since 2020. These pastries are produced in a similar manner, using meat substitutes and cheese analogues for the filling.[5] [2]

Jambons are known in France as French: paniers feuilletés au jambon et au fromage (puff pastry baskets with ham and cheese).[6] [7]

In popular culture

In the RTÉ comedy series Hardy Bucks, one of the main characters, Buzz McDonnell, has an obsession with jambons.[8] [9]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Siamban. Foras na Gaeilge. téarma.ie. 18 February 2022. Irish.
  2. Devery . Caitriona . 27 October 2020 . Mysteries of the Deli: The Jambon . District Magazine . 7 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Jambons: The Not-So-Full Irish Breakfast . 10 October 2022 . Devery . Caitriona . Ireland Eats . 23 January 2022.
  4. Web site: An Irish puff pastry producer is looking for a head jambon taster. Porzio. Stephen. 18 March 2021. JOE. 7 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Golden Bake Vegan Range out now! . 20 February 2022 . Golden Bake . 31 March 2020 . 3 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220503200316/https://www.golden-bake.com/news/2020/7/6/new-golden-bake-vegan-range-out-now . dead .
  6. Web site: Paniers feuilletés au jambon et au fromage. 16 October 2020. Recettes Faciles – Les Gâteaux de Stéph. 30 December 2021.
  7. Web site: Paniers feuilletés jambon fromage – U – 4 x 100 g. 19 February 2017. Open Food Facts. 30 December 2021.
  8. Web site: Owen Colgan: Woke at Limelight . . 1 May 2020 . 13 January 2022 . en.
  9. Web site: A festival of laughter . . Farry . Jessica . 5 October 2019 . 13 January 2022 . en.

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