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Jamón ibérico de bellotavsWestfälischer Schinken

pork · Approximate equivalent

These cuts are approximate equivalents — similar in character but with meaningful differences in preparation or exact cut.

Both feature pigs partially fed on acorns/forest mast — ibérico's bellota diet is the iconic example, Westphalian pigs traditionally also foraged in oak forests. Different breeds, parallel feeding traditions.

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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Westfälischer Schinken
Pork · Leg

Germany's other PGI cured ham, from the Westphalian region in North Rhine-Westphalia — the second iconic German Schinken alongside Schwarzwälder. Made from pigs traditionally fed…

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Names by country

CountryJamón ibérico de bellotaWestfälischer Schinken
🇺🇸United StatesJamón ibéricoWestphalian ham
🇬🇧United KingdomJamón ibéricoWestphalian ham
🇫🇷FranceJambon ibériqueJambon de Westphalie
🇪🇸SpainJamón ibérico de bellota—
🇦🇷ArgentinaJamón ibérico—
🇲🇽MexicoJamón ibérico—
🇵🇹PortugalPresunto ibérico de bolota—
🇧🇷BrazilPresunto ibérico—
🇮🇹ItalyProsciutto ibericoProsciutto di Westfalia
🇩🇪GermanyIberico-SchinkenWestfälischer Schinken

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