It turns out that slicing ham isn’t just a skill, it’s a profession. What, you’ve never heard of the famous jamon slicers of Spain? Either way, for anyone interested in correctly slicing a full leg of ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Sylvain is obviously proud. "I was trained by a champion of Spain," he says, withdrawing his jamonero, or ham-slicing knife, from its ...

Spain's traditional art of ham cutting is a prestigious and lucrative career. The country's world-famous dry-cured ham legs can fetch up to €3,000 and top carvers are sought after for upscale ...

Florencio Sanchidrián has sliced ham for Barack Obama and Robert De Niro, but what makes his jamón so superior (and how do we sign up for the job?!). Spain's Florencio Sanchidrián has sliced Jamon ...

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. Thin slices are cut, the long strips then ...

Carving ham, especially the succulent Spanish jamón, is an art by itself. The Lopez brothers, Michael and Mark, of the Maestro Cortador Filipino (MCF), have developed the essential skills of carving ...

Ibérico ham, the latest obsession of the food world, is the well-aged product of cosseted Spanish pigs, at its best hand-sliced, arranged on a plate, and eaten plain with the fingers, preferably while ...

Spain's wine, artichoke, and jamon have successfully established their global reputation by combining tourism with primary production and secondary processing industries. This is the second of a ...

Sylvain is obviously proud. "I was trained by a champion of Spain," he says, withdrawing his jamonero, or ham-slicing knife, from its sheath, preparing to begin the demonstration. "I've been doing ...