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A variety of hams that are considered to be part of a family of "specialty hams". Hams such as Kentucky, Smithfield, or Virginia are country hams that are dry cured, salted heavily,and then generally aged for 6 months to a year.

Ham meat or a mixture of ham and pork shoulder meat that is cured and then cooked with water, spices and other ingredients.

A cut of pork that is taken from the meat on the middle part of the shank bone extending to the hip bone on the hind leg of the hog.

Also referred to as city hams, brine-cured hams are cuts from the hind leg of a hog. The hams are cured by soaking or injecting the meat with a brining solution.

A ham that had not reached an internal temperature exceeding 137° F during processing. Uncooked hams are generally dry-cured hams, although dry-cured hams are also available fully cooked.

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A ham that is first treated with a salt mixture and then exposed to a natural air-curing process that dries and flavors the meat.

A canned ham consists of pieces of ham that have been brine cured, pressed or molded, vacuum-sealed in a can, and then fully cooked.

A specialty ham known as a "country ham" with origins in Virginia. It is a ham similar to the Smithfield ham that is dry cured and sent through a process of slow smoking and aging that adds a notable rich flavor.

A ham from Parma, Italy that is dry-cured, aged for over a year and well known as a high quality distinctively flavored ham.

A ham that has been boned, cured and fully cooked using a process that includes boiling the ham in water.

A specialty ham known as a "country ham" with origins in Smithfield, Virginia. To be a Smithfield ham, it must be cured and processed in the Smithfield, Virginia city limits.

A ham from the leg primal cut that has only the leg bone remaining. The hip or shank bone has been removed, making it easier to carve.

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A brine cured ham for which Belfast is famous. Irish hams develop a distinctive flavor of their own from being smoked over peat and/or juniper fires.

This type of ham can be a butt or shank portion or it could be a whole or half leg that has the hip, thigh and/or shank bone remaining as part of the ham.

A ham that is not cooked or cured prior to preparation. When selecting a fresh ham, look for one that is encased in a layer of firm white fat, and contains meat that is well marbled with coloring that may range from a grayish-pink from younger hogs to a light rose color from older hogs.

A whole or half ham from the leg primal cut that has only the leg bone remaining. The hip or shank bone has been removed, making it easier to carve.

A moist German ham that is air-dried, salt cured, and smoked over pine and/or fir to give it an intense flavor.

A ham that has been thoroughly heated during some part of the processing to a temperature exceeding 147° F, making it ready to eat without further cooking.