What motivates someone to dedicate years of their life to learning one skill?
Ham was not just a food, it was an essential part of our daily life.
In this episode of the Food Chain from the BBC World Service with me, Ruth Alexander,
we're finding out a sushi chef,
two butchers and a ham carver tell us what makes their specialist work so appealing.
You are connected with a product,
you see the different parts of you smell
and you are focused on slice and to make beautiful presentations.
And it's like giving something of the culture.
We'll hear what it takes to master their craft, the exacting standards they must meet.
My grandfather is coming as well and tells me, no, that doesn't work like this.
You have to change the pain of getting it wrong.
You can see the scar from my hand.
Yeah, that was a big one.
And that one.
And why?
Decades on, it's all worth it.
You can say it's a piece of artwork.
Hello, Ruth and Eddie from the BBC.
Hiya.