Speck Alto Adige is a dry-cured, lightly smoked ham produced in South Tyrol, northern Italy. Parts of its production are regulated by the European Union under the protected geographical indication (PGI) status.
Speck Alto Adige
Maturing of Speck Alto Adige
Speck Alto Adige cut in slices
Brettljause, the South Tyrolean snack
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 mechanically formed.
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