Jinhua ham

Jinhua ham
Jinhua ham
Alternative names
Typedry-cured ham
Place of originChina
Region or stateJinhua
Jinhua ham
Traditional Chinese金華火腿
Simplified Chinese金华火腿
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīnhuá huǒtuǐ
Wade–GilesChin1-hua2 huo3-t'ui3

Jinhua ham (Chinese: 金華火腿) is a type of specialty dry-cured ham named after the city of Jinhua, where it is produced, in Zhejiang province, China.[1][2] The ham is used in Chinese cuisines to flavor stewed and braised foods as well as for making the stocks and broths of many Chinese soups. The ham was awarded first prize in the 1915 Panama International Merchandise Exhibition.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ang Liu Huang 1999 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kristbergsson Oliveira 2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Wang Ang, Catharina Yung-Kang; Liu, KeShun; Huang, Yao-Wen (1999), Asian foods: science & technology, CRC Press, pp. 209–212, ISBN 978-1-56676-736-1