Ham

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Ham is meat that comes from a thigh of a pig. Ham is a kind of pork, which is any meat from a pig.

Ham can be dry-cured or wet-cured. Dry-cured ham is made by rubbing the meat with a mixture with salt. Then, it is dried and aged. Wet-cured ham is made with brine.

Kinds of dry-cured ham:

  • Prosciutto crudo (Italian)
  • Prosciutto di Parma (Italian)
  • Jamón serrano (Spanish)
  • Jamón iberico (Spanish)
  • Country ham (American)
  • York ham (English)
  • Westphalian ham (German)

Ham is used in SPAM.