Pork
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Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the pig. It is the second most commonly consumed type of meat worldwide, following poultry, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 8000–9000 bce.
Pork belly cut, showing layers of muscle and fat
A pig being slow-roasted on a rotisserie
Pig being prepared in France during the mid-19th century.
Red-colored char siu is one of the popular ways to prepare pork in Southern China.
Ham
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Ham is pork from a leg cut that has been preserved by wet or dry curing, with or without smoking. As a processed meat, the term ham includes both whole cuts of meat and ones that have been mechanicall
Pork
…evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 8000–9000 bce. Pork is eaten both freshly cooked and preserved; curing extends the shelf life of pork products. Ham, gammon, bacon, and pork sausage are examples of preserved pork. Charcuterie is the branch of cooking devoted to prepared meat products, many from pork…
Half of a bone-in ham, studded with cloves
Typical slice of ham
Sea salt being added to raw pork leg as part of a dry cure process
Hams aging in an atmospherically controlled storage room in Mazerolles, Béarn, Pyrénées-Atlantiques