What to see in Carmarthenshire #005
Albert Rees in Carmarthen
In a nutshell:
Forget Parma Ham, it’s Carmarthen Ham that matters at Albert Rees the butchers in Carmarthen’s Indoor Market. Chris Rees, a fifth generation member of the Rees family, is one of Rick Stein’s Food Heroes. The theory goes that when the Romans conquered Carmarthen they stole the recipe for air-dried hams.
“When the Romans conquered Carmarthen, they pinched our recipe for Carmarthen ham.” So says Chris Rees, the fifth generation of the Rees family to supply cured hams and bacon to the Carmarthenshire community, a family business that stretches back to the 19th century.
Chris – one of Rick Stein’s “Food Heroes” – makes the award-winning air-dried Carmarthen hams, with his wife, Anne, to a secret recipe, for which they’re seeking appellation status.
You can see the hams hanging high above the counters at Albert Rees, the butcher’s shop Chris runs in the Carmarthen Indoor Market.
There, you can hear Chris’s tale for yourself while trying a morsel of the Carmarthenshire original.
The similarities between this salty ham and Parma are suspiciously striking.
In a nutshell:
Forget Parma Ham, it’s Carmarthen Ham that matters at Albert Rees the butchers in Carmarthen’s Indoor Market. Chris Rees, a fifth generation member of the Rees family, is one of Rick Stein’s Food Heroes. The theory goes that when the Romans conquered Carmarthen they stole the recipe for air-dried hams.
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The longer view:“When the Romans conquered Carmarthen, they pinched our recipe for Carmarthen ham.” So says Chris Rees, the fifth generation of the Rees family to supply cured hams and bacon to the Carmarthenshire community, a family business that stretches back to the 19th century.
Chris – one of Rick Stein’s “Food Heroes” – makes the award-winning air-dried Carmarthen hams, with his wife, Anne, to a secret recipe, for which they’re seeking appellation status.
You can see the hams hanging high above the counters at Albert Rees, the butcher’s shop Chris runs in the Carmarthen Indoor Market.
There, you can hear Chris’s tale for yourself while trying a morsel of the Carmarthenshire original.
The similarities between this salty ham and Parma are suspiciously striking.
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