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Jamón ibérico de bellotavsSchwarzwälder Schinken

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

Both iconic European cured hams; ibérico uses the Iberian black pig fed on acorns and cures 24–48 months without smoke, Black Forest uses standard German pig breeds and adds the cold-smoke step.

Jamón ibérico de bellota
Pork · Leg

Spain's most prestigious cured ham, made from Iberian black pigs (cerdo ibérico) fed exclusively on acorns (bellotas) during the montanera season. The acorn diet produces deep,…

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Schwarzwälder Schinken
Pork · Leg

Germany's PGI-protected Black Forest ham, cured and cold-smoked in the Black Forest region of Baden-Württemberg. The rear leg is dry-salted with a spice rub (juniper, garlic,…

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Names by country

CountryJamón ibérico de bellotaSchwarzwälder Schinken
🇺🇸United StatesJamón ibéricoBlack Forest ham
🇬🇧United KingdomJamón ibéricoBlack Forest ham
🇫🇷FranceJambon ibériqueJambon de la Forêt-Noire
🇪🇸SpainJamón ibérico de bellotaJamón de la Selva Negra
🇦🇷ArgentinaJamón ibérico—
🇲🇽MexicoJamón ibérico—
🇵🇹PortugalPresunto ibérico de bolotaPresunto da Floresta Negra
🇧🇷BrazilPresunto ibéricoPresunto da Floresta Negra
🇮🇹ItalyProsciutto ibericoSpeck della Foresta Nera
🇩🇪GermanyIberico-SchinkenSchwarzwälder Schinken

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