Jambons (from French ' '
ham'; ) are square
pastries filled with cheese and chunks of ham. They are a ubiquitous
deli
Deli may refer to:
* Delicatessen, a shop selling specially prepared food, or food prepared by such a shop
* Sultanate of Deli, a former sultanate in North Sumatra, Indonesia
Places
* Deli, Boyer-Ahmad, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Pr ...
item in Ireland and parts of the UK. The product emerged during the 1990s as part of a broader movement towards "food to go".
The multinational bakery company
Délifrance
Délifrance is a bakery company that produces "French style" bakery, savoury and snacking products in over 100 countries on five continents. It has been in operation since 1983. The sister company of Délifrance is '' Grands Moulins de Paris,'' ...
claims to have adapted and launched the jambon as a new product in the Irish market in 1997.
Twenty million jambons were purchased by Irish consumers in 2020. Following the trend of
meat-free sausage rolls,
vegan
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jambons have also been available since 2020. These pastries are produced in a similar manner, using
meat substitutes and
cheese analogues for the filling.
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Jambons are known in France as ' (puff pastry baskets with ham and cheese).
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In popular culture
In the RTÉ
(RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, while ...
comedy series '' Hardy Bucks'', one of the main characters, Buzz McDonnell, has an obsession with jambons.
See also
*Sausage roll
A sausage roll is a savoury pastry snack, popular in current and former Commonwealth nations, consisting of sausage meat wrapped in puffed pastry. Sausage rolls are sold at retail outlets and are also available from bakeries as a take-away foo ...
References
External links
Jambon recipe – ilovecooking.ie
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