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Ham

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For the cured but uncooked leg of pork, see Gammon (meat) . For other uses, see Ham (disambiguation) .

Half ham

Typical slice of ham

Ham is pork  from a leg cut  that has been preserved  by wet or dry curing , with or without smoking .[1]  As a processed meat , the term "ham" includes both whole cuts of meat and ones that have been mechanically formed.

Ham is made around the world, including a number of highly coveted regional specialties, such as Westphalian ham  and some varieties of Spanish  jamón. In addition, numerous ham products have specific geographical naming protection, such as Prosciutto di Parma  and Prosciutto Toscano in Europe, and Smithfield ham  in the US.

Contents

• 1History
• 2Methods
  • 2.1Dry-cured
  • 2.2Wet-cured
  • 2.3Smoking
  • 2.4Labeling
  • 2.5Protected designations
• 3Uses
• 4Health effects
• 5See also
• 6References
• 7External links

History[edit ]

The preserving of pork leg as ham has a long history, with Cato the Elder  writing about the "salting of hams" in his De Agri Cultura  tome around 160 BC.[2]

There are claims that the Chinese were the first people to mention the production of cured ham.[3]  Larousse Gastronomique  claims an origin from Gaul .[4]  It was certainly well established by the Roman period, as evidenced by an import trade from Gaul mentioned by Marcus Terentius Varro  in his writings.[3]

The modern word "ham" is derived from the Old English  ham or hom meaning the hollow or bend of the knee, from a Germanic base where it meant "crooked". It began to refer to the cut of pork derived from the hind leg of a pig  around the 15th century.[5]

Because of the preservation process, ham is a compound foodstuff or ingredient, being made up of the original meat, as well as the remnants of the preserving agent(s), such as salt, but it is still recognised as a food in its own r

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