How rude are some of these comments? Some of you need to get off your high horses and visit Lidl. My partner and I some time ago decided that we needed to cut our shopping budgets so we changed our regular supermarket from Asda to Lidl. Surprised is not the word the food is fresh and tasty and everything we buy is fresh (We don't do ready meals) the meat is fantastic and the fruit and veg is good value. On the odd occasion we shop at one of the big 4 they are full of chavs, people still in their pyjamas and fishwives shouting at their children. Oh and most of the Lidl stores I've frequented don't have the need for a permanent security guard...the people that shop there have more class! The ham is fab saw one today it's a bit early for us to buy Christmas food but my fiancé was definitely interested in buying one.

nice idea, but I doubt these will sell in Lidl at that price point, give it a week and they will be on special clearance offer :smiley:

we've actually sold half of our stock already and they've only been on sale from today. Apparently this is cheap even compared to the continent. they are not re-ordetable so once they've sold out that's it until next year!

How is this best eaten and what meat is it exactly?

A similar type of meat is being offered through Amazon local less weight of the ham with a knife, sharpener and carving block for £85 and that is being advertised as as 49% saving so this is pretty good in comparison even when taking out the cost of the extras.

@jazzy1 it's a cured leg of pork, and you slice it thinly and have it as a starter, on its own or with bread.

The only way Lidl will shift these is up the jumper of the regular shop lifters - I mean customers!

Very good price. We buy from a local guy in the south of Spain and he charges the amazing price of £29/kilo, which people are always astounded at the value. Gives you some idea...

Thanks

Sounds a great deal.......how long will it keep for... ?? and are there any special ways to keep it for a while ?? thanks

Sssssssssh don't make it too hot, I want one! Lol

Where to get a stand tho that is decent in the uk.

Good deal but if you're popping over to France Auchan are selling them for €25 currently.

Stands can be got on eBay. Look for 'jamonero'

Very good deal, I was looking at these in Spain recently non reserva 4.5kg legs were 45 euros in the supermarkets.

shame the stand is not included

Excellent value but............

Bought 2 yesterday - got them home and both mouldy unfit for use, will be returning today for refund

Are you sure they're mouldy? Air dried meats tend to look a bit dodgy on the outside.

It certainly seems cheap, although without knowing exactly where it's from and what grade it is, it's hard to tell - 7kg of a popular grade of jamón serrano in Spain would sell for about £50, although you can certainly find cheaper legs of ham.

If comparing prices, remember that jamón serrano is not the same as jamón iberico (the expensive, top-end stuff).

great!! xmas butties sorted!!!

The online advertising leaflet schmutter clearly states without, good thing, ..better value or else that would be a lot of bone & stand added to the end weight & cost.

Aldi are doing them from the 12th of December for 49.99 for 6.5kg that includes the stand and knife.

economy shot in Spain or not you can still pay over 200 euros a kilo.

Have no problem with thin layer of mould like colouring

Do have a problem with 1 inch long wavy strands of mould growing out from surface

It's not very expensive for what we get. Good quality Serrano can be expensive as well - I can't remember if what we get is Serrano or Iberico, as not been for a bit, but the place we go is excellent value for money. I'm a native speaker and have lived in Spain, and known this man for years. I'm not getting ripped off.

I don't try to buy it, I do buy it :smiley: and eat it all as quickly as possible! This jamoncero's morcilla seca, which is also spicy, is great - too bad he stopped making it.

Sounds like what you're getting is much better quality then :smiley:
I can't tell the difference so much with ham but the more expensive chorizos, lomos, morcillas are way better than what we can buy here.

If you are ever on the road between Pampaneira and Capileira in the Alpujarras (above Granada), around Bubión, look for the sign saying "Jamoncero Seco" on your left - the owner served in the merchant navy for many years and speaks English "fluently" - he actually does, but his accent is SO strong that it's easier for me to speak Spanish with him! - and will give you a tour of his facility. His cured meats are all absolutely amazing - the ham melts like butter.

Right, now off to book a trip to Spain................

You alerted the god folk on sausage making forum yet? (sounds like you frequent it) http://forum.sausagemaking.org/index.php

I was lucky enough to attend a party last Christmas, where he had a 5 year old Iberico (about £700.00). It was beyond exquisite!!! I've just got off the phone asking for some advice...He says this is a great price for this kind of entry-level-ham!! So £39.99 later; My ham is being stored for our Family Christmas Eve buffet! I can't imagine it tasting anything like a £700 ham, but hey...I'm not a millionaire! So Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodbye X

Some stores have a stand you need to ask.and yeeah they was sold out for one day...but for ham lovers i can share some spanish online stores with Iberico ham sets recommended by spanish...PM if you interesting!

I thought it was only one foot, never seen three feet on a pigs leg before :wink:

Brought mine yesterday , opened this morning to hang and store and it's got white fluffy mould all over it, never seen that before on this type of ham, so mines going back as well today

"Brought mine yesterday , opened this morning to hang and store and it's got white fluffy mould all over it, never seen that before on this type of ham, so mines going back as well today"... Hi, don't worry about the mould, it's quite harmless! Look on 'hamlovers.com' or 'hamazing.com' for advice! Hope you enjoy your ham soon! Bye ;-)

Just returned mine, store manager said they don't have a replacement as they have all been recalled

I was told in store just now that they have all been recalled.

Could it be, that people don't understand anything about this kind of ham?!?! The mould people are reporting is natural, and once removed, does not taint the meat in any way! The store staff know nothing about hung hams either! So they are all returned, recalled and now Lidl will Never stock them again!

Anyone got a definitive answer on this being recalled malarky? Perhaps someone can open one up and take a photo so any experts who haven't got one can give their verdict.

How rude are some of these comments? Some of you need to get off your high horses and visit Lidl. My partner and I some time ago decided that we needed to cut our shopping budgets so we changed our regular supermarket from Asda to Lidl. Surprised is not the word the food is fresh and tasty and everything we buy is fresh (We don't do ready meals) the meat is fantastic and the fruit and veg is good value. On the odd occasion we shop at one of the big 4 they are full of chavs, people still in their pyjamas and fishwives shouting at their children. Oh and most of the Lidl stores I've frequented don't have the need for a permanent security guard...the people that shop there have more class! The ham is fab saw one today it's a bit early for us to buy Christmas food but my fiancé was definitely interested in buying one.

Well the two I have look perfectly normal and the one I've opened tastes great. There is a very small amount of white mould visible on the skin - this is normal and you shouldn't be eating the outside of the ham. This is supposed to be hacked off and then slices of the meat taken from within. I have a video from a very prestigious Spanish ham maker which makes a point of showing off the mould - and in fact their hams look much mouldier than my two! :smiley:

edit: just found the video I'm referring to online - from Cinco Jotas which is one of the very best ham producers in Spain. Have a look at their ham and see if it compares.

Ham carving video

The one I tock back had white wholly mold about an inch tall, certainly I would not allow me or my family to eat it, surely they didn't take the decisions lightly to remove them all did they ?

That does sound like too much mold for sure... it should only be a "dusting" not really any taller than the surface of the ham.

Are these hams still on sale. I tried to buy one at my local Lidl on Friday and was told they had been recalled after being on sale only for an hour or so on the previous day ?

Our Christmas Ham...Perfect condition! Sorry to hear people had problems!

There are two lidl's near me within 2 minutes of each other - one had none on the shelf and a big gap, and the other had tons. Makes me wonder if the second store hadn't taken them off yet. I bought mine this Saturday morning around 11am.

Just got back from the Lidl store in Binley, Coventry. Could not see any hams on display, I asked a member of staff if they were going to stock any more and he said that they were ordered to remove all stock from display this afternoon as they were being recalled, he said they had a couple of pallets that were being held in quarantine. He could not say why, all he would say was that the shop staff never get told as to the reason

If mould is a problem, just wipe the surface down with a cloth soaked in vinegar - soon clear it up. If it's as bad as what some folks are saying then it must have been stored somewhere a little too moist to allow the mould to develop.

And that could be the reason for the recall then?

god forbid we should all be banned from eating blue cheeses due the the mould or salamis health and safety and food hygeine has gone mad these days people exercise some common sense if it look foul it probably is same goes for smell use your eyes ears and taste buds make a decision and stick with it quit all the moaning

we used to cure meats long before most households had fridges and hung them in our pantries or lay on marble slabs to keep cool no sell by dates on them ive eaten yogurts 2 months after the sell by date expired no ill effects.i work in a supermarket and the food wastage is sinfull.

Where do I get a stand for it its huge got one today

The stands start on Amazon from £4.22...(A basic one, and that includes a knife!!!)

Good Luck!

make sure you keep your receipt for the ham; I bought two and got about 1/3 of the way into one of them to be greeted by raw, uncured pork, which within a few days started to smell pretty off. They've both gone back to the store who were happy to refund.

Just bought one in lidl Dundee, had about seven left. No stand included. Ham looks to be in good order, no signs of mould etc. I thought it may have been covered in cloth but it's literally just placed in the box.

Does anyone here know what a good serrano/iberico ham should taste like? The price is only good if the ham is half decent. I'd love to hear an opinion from someone who knows their spanish ham before I take the plunge. I'm not expecting it to be earth shattering, just wondering if it's passable by Spanish standards. A really good leg of jamon in Spain wouldn't go for much less than £200, but I know you can get something palatable for considerably less.

In the case of mine, this ham was not perfectly cured. It was notably soft to the touch on the outside and practically blue towards the bone, and began to smell off once that meat was exposed, so clearly not right.

The ham that Aldi got in was much better - perfectly cured with nice dark meat, and lovely tiny veins of fat running though the flesh - much like a nice Iberico. The reasonable ham knife and basic stand were a bonus.

I think there were different strategies at play between Lidl and Aldi - all the Lidl's round here got in loads of these hams, whereas the Aldi's had very few per store - I personally think Aldi were doing a loss-leader to get trade in the door whereas Lidl were selling a cheap ham cheap.

Hi, So sorry to hear your ham was bad! I would disagree about the 'tit-for-tat' between Lidl and Aldi... I think you were just unlucky with your ham. Mine is superb, and I compare it directly to a £550 4yr Joselito Iberico ham. I'm no connoisseur, but I know what tastes good! For the most part people commenting about mold on their Hams, really don't know the product... I don't mean that from any elitist perspective either, but the comments speak for themselves...
(You might check out some Serranos on Amazon, they are dearer than Aldi or Lidl, but you can get them all year round...)

Good Luck for 2014

Dose anybody know if they have any left at any store.......

Having bought and eaten Serrano ham and it's equivalent in other countries I am amazed people are buying this if they have no knowledge of how it should look. Have they not seen them hanging in bars and restaurants in Spain etc?
Kept in cool conditions a degree of surface mould is natural and as other people have said id wiped off and below is perfectly edible
Nigel Cheshire

I wonder how long these keep - ours is still unwrapped, as sold by Lidl, and I'm reluctant to open it until we can guarantee there being enough of us around to make a decent stab at it.

I suppose it will freeze, once sliced, but it seems a shame to have to freeze it.

You don't need to freeze it! Cover the cut part with a piece of Muslin wet with Olive oil... These are dry cured for at least a year, so will keep for months if kept cool and dry! There are some excellent tutorials on youtube, on how to cut, and look after your ham! Good Luck!
John

Yes! It should keep... Don't worry too much about the mold either...The 'Joselito' hams are hung for 4 years (albeit in perfect cool dry conditions...) I would be inclined to take it from the cling-wrap, and keep it air-dry too. If you can just keep it as cool & dark as conditions will allow... Be sure to check out 'hamlovers.co.uk for some invaluable info on getting the best from these Hams!
At £39.99, they really are the best value...The next cheapest one is around £79.00 plus postage from the Tapas lunch company. (I had one in March, and they are not as good as these from Lidl...
Let me know how you get on...

Best,
John

The Aldi ones were much, much better quality than the Lidl ones - I had two of each.
We must have been unlucky with our Lidl ones as one of them definitely wasn't well cured - from about 1/3 into the jamon the meat started turning blue and gray after exposure to the air. I took the other Lidl one back.
And yes, I'm a Spaniard, and know that mould on the outside is not a problem...

Remarkable and all sold out before we could get one from any local store

I managed to get one this year - these look a lot better than last year's ones. The ham has a much better shape and feel to it. Winner :smiley:

The Serrano ham tastes like soap is bad or should it be aired first or should I remove all the yellow fat?

You shouldn't be eating the yellow fat. It is called the "rancio" - i.e. the rancid...! It is a protective cap and pretty off tasting (soapy, as you say). The only fat you should be eating is that which is whitish in colour and not off the surface of the ham.

Any comments on the flavour? As it needs to taste fresh and sometimes cheap products tastes like old fat :disappointed:

Rcita, Don't worry they are excellent... I got one a coupe of weeks ago... Still eating it ;-)

They are generally very good. I have had about 8 of these in the last couple of years. The only thing to watch is that I have had two which have been undercured - cure fine at the outside, but raw uncured meat in the middle. Keep your receipt, on both ocassions we have been refunded without issue.