.jpg) Half of a bone-in ham, studded with cloves | |
| Type | Preserved meat |
|---|---|
| Main ingredients | Cured leg cut pork |
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 regional specialties. In addition, numerous ham products have specific geographical naming protection.
- ^ "Bacon: Bacon and Ham Curing" in Chambers's Encyclopædia. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 2, p. 39.