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GammonvsPresunto de Barrancos

pork · Close equivalent

These cuts are closely equivalent — the same or nearly identical cut across different butchery traditions.

Both cured pork legs; Presunto de Barrancos is the Portuguese-Iberian dry-cured tradition, gammon the British brine-cured tradition.

Gammon
Pork · Leg

The British cured-leg-of-pork tradition — the rear leg of the pig is wet-cured (brined) or dry-cured, then sold raw to be cooked at home. Once boiled, baked, or…

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Presunto de Barrancos
Pork · Leg

Portugal's PGI-protected cured ham, made from the rear leg of the *porco preto Alentejano* — the Portuguese black pig, closely related to the Spanish Iberian pig and one of the…

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Names by country

CountryGammonPresunto de Barrancos
🇺🇸United States—Barrancos ham
🇬🇧United KingdomGammonBarrancos ham
🇫🇷France—Jambon de Barrancos
🇪🇸Spain—Jamón de Barrancos
🇵🇹Portugal—Presunto de Barrancos
🇧🇷Brazil—Presunto de Barrancos
🇮🇹Italy—Prosciutto di Barrancos

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