Ham is usually cured but it can also be served fresh or cooked.
Dry cured hams have been around in China before the Song dynasty and were used in many kinds of dishes. Hams have also been recorded during the time of the Qing dynasty and have been used in dishes where hams are stewed, made with vegetables, and have also been found in different varieties of soup dishes and soup stocks. The Jinhua ham is the most famous Chinese ham that is used as an ingredient in a dish called "Buddha jumps over the wall".
The name of the Bayonne Ham is taken from a port city in the southwest of france called Bayonne. It is an air-dried salted ham. Another French ham is the Jambon de Paris, it is a boneless ham which is baked into a shape. Let us learn about the different kinds of ham from Germany. Ammerl