Ham (English: Ham) is a pickled or smoked animal leg (such as beef leg, lamb leg, pig leg, chicken leg). It is a pickled animal hind leg that has been salted, smoked, fermented and dried.

Named "fire meat" and "lanxun".

Chinese traditional specialties.

Originally produced in Jinhua, Zhejiang, hams produced in Jinhua, Zhejiang, Rugao, Jiangsu, Anfu, Jiangxi and Xuanwei, Yunnan are the most famous in modern times.

Among them, Jinhua ham, also known as fire ham, is one of the local traditional products in Jinhua, Zhejiang.

It is famous for its beautiful appearance, bright meat, unique aroma, and pleasant flavor, namely color, aroma, taste, and shape. It is famous for its "four unique features". It was introduced to Beijing by Xie Yong, a cabinet bachelor of Zhejiang Province in the Qing Dynasty. It has been

Listed as a tribute, Xie Yong's "Miscellaneous Songs of Food" mentioned: "People in Jinhua farm, make wine, and raise pigs. Every time the rice is cooked, the juice and dregs must be drained and fed to the pigs. The pigs eat the dregs to make them fat. Those who make ham need pigs.

If you have more, you can get a good price, so there are more people raising pigs." It is the essence of Chinese cured meat products.

The "two-headed black" pig produced in Jinhua has fat hind legs and tender meat. It takes several months to complete after salting, shaping, turning the legs, washing and drying.

Strong aroma.

Easy to store and carry, it has been sold well at home and abroad.

In October 2015, the World Health Organization reported that processed meat products were classified as "Class I carcinogens."

This conclusion should be interpreted scientifically. There is no direct relationship between a type of carcinogen and its carcinogenicity, and it does not mean that it is a strong carcinogen.

If processed meat products are consumed in moderation, their harmful substances can be metabolized by the body normally.