Joint of gammon mentioned below, after receiving bloggers attention (i.e. carved). Opened bottle of Gerwurtztraminer to go with it. Now being called to partake of same. Cheers.
Hi Lori. I've just been consulting the experts on that one (wife and duaghters). Gammon is ham, rather thicker cut, roast and served hot.Hope that helps, cheers, Mike.
Gammon and Ham are both derivatives of the Norman French word Jambon. As is our word for the baulk of timber against which a door closes... the door jamb. In modern French jamb means leg and bon means good so literally translated gammon means good leg while ham only means leg.
And the v word is ousienti - ou is French for 'where is' scienti is Italian for 'knowledge'!
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OK mike...what is a joint of gammon?
Hi Lori. I've just been consulting the experts on that one (wife and duaghters). Gammon is ham, rather thicker cut, roast and served hot.Hope that helps, cheers, Mike.
Gammon and Ham are both derivatives of the Norman French word Jambon. As is our word for the baulk of timber against which a door closes... the door jamb. In modern French jamb means leg and bon means good so literally translated gammon means good leg while ham only means leg.
And the v word is ousienti - ou is French for 'where is' scienti is Italian for 'knowledge'!
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