Gema (and her expert ham slicer David) working hard at Corta y Cata in the Mercado de Encarnaci\u00f3n.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWho are you\/what do you do\/how long have you lived in Seville?<\/h2>\n\n\n\nQui\u00e9n eres? A que te dedicas y cuanto tiempo llevas en Sevilla?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
My name is Gema, I\u2019m from Huelva and I work with Iberian ham. I\u2019ve lived in Seville for about a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yo soy Gema, vengo de Huelva y me dedico al jam\u00f3n Ib\u00e9rico. Llevo un a\u00f1o en Sevilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tell us about your history with Seville.<\/h2>\n\n\n\nCu\u00e9ntanos sobre tu historia con Sevilla.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
My connection with the city has always been ham and work. As my family have been involved in raising pigs and producing ham since I was very young, I was always involved in that too. Family tradition like that doesn\u2019t give you much option to do other things! And so very recently I\u2019ve gotten to know Seville and opened a shop here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mi conexi\u00f3n con la ciudad siempre ha estado relacionada con el jam\u00f3n por el trabajo, t\u00fa sabes, de muy jovencita por el tema de la familia, que siempre ha estado con la crianza de los cerdos y tal, pues las cosas familiares no te dan opciones de hacer muchas cosas. Y entonces hace muy poquito he conocido Sevilla \u00a1y he montado un punto de venta aqu\u00ed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What was your first impression of Seville?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u00bfCu\u00e1l fue tu primera impresi\u00f3n de Sevilla?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Amazing! Wonderful people, great weather! The thing that caught my attention the most though is that the people here trust in you very quickly and they respond to you very quickly too and that\u2019s something that doesn\u2019t happen everywhere! The people here give you a great reception and that\u2019s so nice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a1Maravillosa! Todo perfecto, la gente es maravillosa, el clima es maravilloso. Sobre todo me ha llamado mucho la atenci\u00f3n que la gente responde muy r\u00e1pido y conf\u00eda muy r\u00e1pido en ti. Eso es muy bonito y no pasa en todos los sitios. \u00a1Esta es una gran acogida y es muy bonito!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One thing you wouldn\u2019t leave Seville without doing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u00bfUna cosa que har\u00edas antes de dejar Sevilla?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I would try to do something that would not allow me to lose contact with Seville, to do something that forces me to keep on returning to Seville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Intentar hacer algo que me pudiera permitir no perder el contacto con Sevilla, hacer algo que dijera que tengo que seguir viniendo a Sevilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apart from ham, what is you favorite food in Seville?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u00bfAparte de jam\u00f3n, cu\u00e1l es tu comida favorita de Sevilla?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Bull\u2019s tail!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cola de toro!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Favorite restaurant in Seville?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u00bfCu\u00e1l es tu restaurante preferido en Sevilla?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
There are a number of them, but one in particular that is very simple with all homemade dishes, including very good bull’s tail and other typical foods from Seville, is called Zurbaran. I always recommend it. You can go for tapas and they have a great chef who does amazing traditional food that he prepares all himself. There are also home made meat stews which I really like, everything is very well made, it’s really special!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hay varios, uno de ellos es muy sencillo pero trabajan muy casero, trabajan muy bien la cola de toro por ejemplo y cosas muy de aqu\u00ed de Sevilla, se llama Zurbar\u00e1n. Yo siempre lo recomiendo. Es como un bar para tapear de todo y tiene un cocinero y una cocina muy tradicional \u00a1y es que lo hace todo \u00e9l! Hay guisos caseros tambi\u00e9n que me gustan mucho, todo muy bien elaborado, es especial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What would be your ideal night out in Seville?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u00bfC\u00f3mo ser\u00eda una noche ideal en Sevilla?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A night with some friends – a lot of them come from outside Seville, sharing it with the people from Seville and enjoying everything that Seville has to offer – which is a lot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Un grupo de amistades, que vienen muchos de fuera, y compartirlo con gente de aqu\u00ed y aprovechar todas las posibilidades de Sevilla, que son muchas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What about your favorite day trip from Seville?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u00bfCu\u00e1l es tu excursi\u00f3n preferida desde Sevilla?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Huelva!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What do you like most about living in Seville?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 te gusta vivir en Sevilla?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The wonderful people! Apart from this, it\u2019s a beautiful city with amazing monuments but I always say that it\u2019s the people that make the places!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a1La gente maravillosa! Aparte que es precioso, con monumentos impresionantes, pero yo siempre digo que los sitios los hace la gente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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