A Deep Dive into Spain's Jamón Culture

Everything you need to know about jamón ibérico - Spain's best cured ham! Venga, let's go! 🥝

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Have you heard of Spanish ham - jamón serrano and jamón ibérico (otherwise known as serrano ham and iberico ham)? Have you tasted it? If you have, you'll know that in the world of Spanish food, ham is king! Cured ham from Spain is perhaps the most delicious cured meat in the world. It can be rich and complex like a fine wine. But there are so many grades, and so much confusion about what the different between them are. What's jamón ibérico? What's jamón serrano? What's pata negra! (And remember - it's not called jambon - that's French!). Join me as I discover Spain's famous ham in a traditional market in Madrid. Watch, learn and drool!

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Hola, Spain lovers! We're James and Yoly. James is a New Zealander, and Yoly is from Spain. And we both live in Madrid. This channel is all about giving you a local insight into life in Spain, and helping you experience this country like a local when you come to visit (or live!). If that sounds like your kind of thing, bienvenido!

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[gusgsm]

Just one important final piece of advice: Never eat the ham cold from the fridge or just out of the vacuum package! Take it out of the fridge, open it and let it 'perspire' for at least twenty minutes or half an hour. The white of the ham has to become shiny and kind of wet looking, as if it were sweating. That is to be done specially with the very good ham. However, don't overdo this. Do not let the ham become dry (it curls and gets darker in the borders and loses a lot of flavour).

Thanks for the video, Well explained!

[turbobrick]

Jámon Iberico, nothing else like it...period!!! Once again, you're spot on! I recently returned from España, my second trip, and fell in love with food, people, culture, everything!

[BToad_]

Muy bien explicado, sin complicarse mucho y diciendo las cosas de un manera simple pero correcta.

Congrats!

[arod]

Dude this is the holy grail of cured ham
First time I tried jamón ibérico de bellota I was hooked 4 life

[sergiorodriguezbartolome]

Que hambre me entra cuando veo estos videos

[XanderVJ]

¡Felicidades, por tus videos! ¡Son increíblemente didácticos y tu entusiasmo se contagia!

Jamón serrano is one of my favorite things in the world. I'm living in the UK right now, but every time I go back to Spain, I ask my parents to buy some. Seriously, if you ever go to Spain, this is one of the things you must try.

[neme]

"Pata negra" es una expresión que, a partir del jamón, se ha extendido en España para referirse a cualquier otra cosa que sea de la mejor calidad. Incluso se puede utilizar para referirse a personas que destacan por algo especial.

[annieb]

Love it! You are such a hammy guy!! Look forward to your next one

[tonydeltablues]

Geezer...i'm liking your videos. I live in Bristol, UK; but I'm lucky to have a Spanish deli near by and I buy my jamon there. Incidentally, a good halfway between Serrano and Bellota is Teruel ham...but i'm sure you know that already.
muchas gracias

[tomekktereba]

Great video James.
I followed a lot of your tips about tapas bars (went to Casa Toni, Capricho Extemeno, Meson del Champinon, Santurce, Taberna La Concha etc.) while I was in Madrid in September. I even went 3 times to Los Caracoles to try snails but I didn't succeed (I was either too late or it was closed).
I totally enjoyed following your tips! Thanks a lot! Greetings from Denmark.

[marcothepoolsharp]

Joder tio.I wouldn't never thought I would learn so much about Spain from a foreigner.bravo well done

[MuchoHop]

Great video! You explained it perfectly! I could not have done it better myself! Saludos y enhorabuena.

[reneenchristensen]

So much great and useful info here! "Make great ham choices"---AMEN!

[lisalisa]

So tasty so good, flavour so terrific and so soft missing this cured Spanish ham for new year!

[hollisearl]

Wow...love your enthusiasm, and think I would be bankrupt if I visited that shop...

[antoniobaenablazquez]

Best acorn iberic ham is from the Appellation dOrigine (Denominación de Origen) D.O.P. "Dehesa de Extremadura", certified from the most beginig till the end of process. A good acorn iberic ham need al least three year to be proper cured, and many times four and sometimes, specially the big ones, more. Like the good wines, quality provide time, and time intensify taste, flavor and palatability.

[petersith]

Jamon is the best food in the world :) and the "lomo" ibérico too :)

[josegalindo-herrador]

Man! Ur going 2 die a happy man ❤️!
So nice 2 c u folks enjoying life!
Need 2 order another 🍖!
Greetings from the 🇬🇧❤️!

[cantinflash]

ya le doy pulgar arriba antes de ver el video .Me encantan tus videos aunque no entienda ni papa.

[norahpineiro]

Fabulous job mate ! Loved every second :-)