Jinhua ham has bright color, distinct red and white, salty and sweet lean meat and delicious fat. It is rich in protein, fat, vitamins and minerals.
In 200 1 year, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine officially approved "Jinhua Ham" as a geographical protection product (that is, a geographical indication protection product).
Chinese name
Jinhua ham
appellation of origin
Zhejiang Jinhua
Approval time
In 2003
geographical indication
Geographical indication products of AQSIQ
quality characteristic
Bright colors, clear red and white.
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Product characteristics
Jinhua ham has bright color, distinct red and white, salty and sweet lean meat and delicious fat. Rich in protein and fat, vitamins and minerals; After fermentation and decomposition in winter and summer, nutrients are more easily absorbed by human body, and have the functions of nourishing stomach, promoting fluid production, tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, consolidating bone marrow, strengthening foot strength and healing wounds. Its appearance is thin, its skin color is Huang Liang, it looks like a pipa, its flesh color is ruddy, and its fragrance is rich. It is famous for its "four wonders" of color, fragrance, taste and shape.
Jinhua ham can decompose as many as 18 kinds of amino acids under the joint action of acid, alkali or enzyme in the fermentation process for several months, of which 8 kinds are essential amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize by itself.
Due to different raw materials, processing seasons and curing methods, Jinhua ham has many different varieties. For example, Jinhua ham is divided into "early winter legs" from Chongyang to beginning of winter, "normal winter legs" from beginning of winter or Xiaoxue to beginning of spring, "early spring legs" from beginning of spring to the vernal equinox, and "late spring legs" after the vernal equinox. According to the raw materials used, there are ham processed from pig's hind legs, wind legs processed from pig's front legs, also called square legs, moon legs pickled from boneless front legs, also called cloud hoof or hoof running, and dog hind legs and mountain legs processed from wild boar's back legs, also called small real legs. According to the processing methods, there are "river legs" with unique processing techniques and methods, "bamboo legs" smoked with bamboo leaves, "sauce legs" with salt before sweet sauce, "sugar legs" with salt before sugar, and "wind-frozen legs" dried with salt water.
Historical origin
Report 1
The origin of Jinhua ham is related to Zong Ze, a famous anti-gold star in Song Dynasty. At that time, Zong Ze won the Golden War and returned it. The villagers rushed to send the pig legs back to Kaifeng to comfort the soldiers. Because of the long distance, the villagers pickled the pork leg for easy carrying. The pickled pork leg was as red as fire, so it was called ham. After Zong Ze presented the "pickled leg" to the imperial court, Zhao Gou, King of Kang, saw that it was as bright red as fire, and was full of praise. The royal name is "ham", which is the icing on the cake. Because Dongyang, Yiwu, Lanxi, Pujiang, Yongkang, Jinhua and other places in the Southern Song Dynasty were under the jurisdiction of Jinhua Prefecture, the hams produced in these areas were collectively called Jinhua Ham.
Statement 2
Ham originated in Wenzhou, where floods often occurred. Because the coastal areas were flooded by seawater, farmers came back from shelters after the floods. Some drowned pigs are dug out of the mud and treated with natural nitrite and sodium chloride in seawater to become natural bacon or ham.
According to historical research, Jinhua ham began in the Tang Dynasty, and it was recorded in Materia Medica compiled by Chen Zangqi during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty: "Ham is the best product for Jinhua"; In the Song Dynasty, the production scale of Jinhua ham continued to expand and became a well-known specialty of Jinhua. In the Yuan Dynasty, Italian Kelpolo spread the method of making ham to Europe, which became the origin of European ham. By the Ming Dynasty, Jinhua ham had become a famous product in Jinhua and even in Zhejiang, and was listed as a tribute. In Qing Dynasty, Jinhua ham was exported to Japan, Southeast Asia, Europe and America.