Ham
processed pork foodstuff / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Ham (disambiguation).
Ham is pork that comes from a leg of a pig.[1]
Ham can be dry-cured or wet-cured. Dry-cured ham is made by rubbing the meat with salt.[2] Wet-cured ham is made with brine.[3]
Types of dry-cured ham:
- Prosciutto crudo (Italian)
- Prosciutto di Parma (Italian)
- Jambon de bayonne (French)
- Jamón serrano (Spanish)
- Jamón iberico (Spanish)
- Country ham (American)
- York ham (English)
- Westphalian ham (German)