Speaking of ham, we Xuanwei people must think that Da Xuanwei's ham is the best. In Xuanwei, if there are guests, dignitaries or festivals, the host family will cut off a piece of their own ham, cook it, fry it and stew it, and serve it in different ways to make a ham dinner.
Xuanwei ham is produced in Xuanwei City, Yunnan Province, hence the name Xuanwei ham. Careful observation shows that Xuanwei ham is shaped like a pipa. The ham is very big, but the bones are very small. As early as the Ming dynasty, Xuanwei ham had a certain reputation. At the beginning of the 20th century, Xuanwei Ham Company started to build a factory and introduced machines to make ham meat. 1923, Xuanwei ham was exhibited in Guangzhou, and its fat but not greasy meat attracted the attention of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, who nominated it as "the virtue of diet". Since then, Xuanwei ham has become famous and sold overseas. Xuanwei ham can be eaten raw after special treatment.
China on the Tip of the Tongue made Nuodeng ham in Yunnan catch fire. Nuodeng ancient village in Yunnan is located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. The whole village is in the shape of yin and yang, and one yin and one yang coexist. Norden ham is the most famous product here. Different from other hams, the salt used in Norden ham is iodine-free well salt. Although there is no iodine, the content of potassium is high. The pork used for Nuodeng ham is a free-range local pig in mountainous area, with delicate meat and better taste. Local pigs feed on beans and corn flour. Compared with pigs fed with feed, this kind of pork is more compact, fat and not greasy.
Ham meat can be sliced and steamed, or it can be used for frying meat. In the old society, every family in Yunnan kept some ham, which was a big dish during the Spring Festival holiday. Now every household can eat ham, but Yunnan people especially like ham and fried meat. Slice the ham and stir-fry it with green pepper and sliced meat. The salty taste of ham and the delicious sliced meat become a home-cooked dish. If you want to taste the original flavor of ham, you can choose steaming. Or put ham and milk cake together and let it steam in the pot, so that ham is not only salty, but also has the special flavor of milk cake.