Women enter the select male world of Spanish ham cutters
In Spain, cutting “jamon” is a fully-fledged job that brings prestige and money, a man’s world which women are only just starting to take on.
In Spain, cutting “jamon” is a fully-fledged job that brings prestige and money, a man’s world which women are only just starting to take on.
The romance of a Spanish jamon seems to start with the cortador (professional ham slicer), who works with a knife that looks like a shortened samurai sword.
There wasn’t even time to look around and choose what to place on the plate. The jamon was being cut and those red and white streaks were too tempting for me to pass. Cava was also being passed around, refreshing on that hot afternoon.
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