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Jambon
Type Pastry
Course Lunch / Snack
Place of origin Ireland
Main ingredients Puff pastry, ham, cheese

Jambons (from the French jambon, meaning ham) are square pastries filled with cheese and chunks of ham. They are an ubiquitous deli item in Ireland. The product emerged during the 1990s as part of a broader movement towards "food to go". Twenty million jambons were purchased by Irish consumers in 2020, cementing it as Ireland's most popular comfort food.

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