Jambons (from French '
ham
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pastries
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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".
The multinational bakery company
Délifrance 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 substitute
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s and
cheese analogue
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s for the filling.
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Jambons are known in France as ' (puff pastry baskets with ham and cheese).
On March 19, 2021, Jambons Limited registered a trademark in Ireland for 'Jambons'. The trademark covers two images of text of the word 'Jambons'. Jambons Limited also registered another 'Jambons' trademark in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2021.
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Variants
Golden Bake's Jambons Limited in Ireland markets several variants of jambons, including:
* Golden Bake Jambons
In popular culture
In the RTÉ
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comedy series ''Hardy Bucks
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It started out as an online series of largely improvised scenes. ...
'', one of the main characters, Buzz McDonnell, has an obsession with jambons.
See also
*Sausage roll
A sausage roll is a savoury dish, popular in current and former Commonwealth nations, consisting of sausage meat wrapped in puff pastry. Although variations are known throughout Europe and in other regions, the sausage roll is most closely assoc ...
*Puff pastry
Puff pastry, also known as , is a light, flaky pastry, its base dough () composed of wheat flour and water. Butter or other solid fat () is then layered into the dough. The dough is repeatedly rolled and folded, rested, re-rolled and folded, encas ...
*Croissant
A croissant (, ) is a French cuisine, French pastry in a crescent shape made from a laminated yeast dough similar to puff pastry.
It is a buttery, flaky, ''viennoiserie'' pastry inspired by the shape of the Austrian cuisine, Austrian ''Kifli, ...
References
External links
Jambon recipe – ilovecooking.ie
Jambon recipe – National Dairy Council
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