Second professional ham cutting workshop

On the 31st of January, the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg, in collaboration with The Cortador Academy – the first school in Benelux to learn how to cut ham professionally – organised the Second professional ham cutter workshop. The course was conducted by the Master Ham Cutter José Cristóbal Álvarez García, who obtained his renowned diploma at the Spanish school “Escuela Internacional de Cortadores de Jamón”.

The workshop was aimed at professionals from the Horeca sector and ham enthusiasts who wished to deepen their interest in the art of slicing and plating this product.

During the day, in the second professional ham cutting workshop, attendees were able to study, theoretically, the different types of ham, their characteristics, knives and the regulations that apply to the sector. They also learned, in a practical way, the main techniques for professional slicing from the meat to the bone and how to plate it on both square and round trays.

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Second professional ham cutting workshop

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