$$ · everyday prep, trimming, and carving
Slice against the grain cleanly every time
Slicing steak, trimming small amounts of fat, chopping aromatics, and general kitchen work.
Victorinox Fibrox Pro 8-Inch Chef's Knife
These cuts are closely equivalent — the same or nearly identical cut across different butchery traditions.
Same anatomical primal — Bayonne is the fully-cured product made from the fresh leg.
These are near equivalents in the way butchers and cooks use them. If you can source either one, you're very close to the same result.
| Country | Jambon de Bayonne | Leg of pork |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Bayonne ham | Ham |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Bayonne ham | Leg of pork |
| 🇫🇷France | Jambon de Bayonne | Jambon |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Jamón de Bayona | Jamón |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Jamón de Bayona | Jamón fresco |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Jamón de Bayona | Pierna de cerdo |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Presunto de Bayonne | Presunto |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Presunto de Bayonne | Pernil |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Prosciutto di Bayonne | Cosciotto di maiale |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Bayonne-Schinken | Schweinekeule |
$$ · everyday prep, trimming, and carving
Slicing steak, trimming small amounts of fat, chopping aromatics, and general kitchen work.
Victorinox Fibrox Pro 8-Inch Chef's Knife
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