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.
Translation takeaway
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.
Keep Jamón ibérico de bellota and Westfälischer Schinken together in your notebook.
Names by country
| Country | Jamón ibérico de bellota | Westfälischer Schinken |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Jamón ibérico | Westphalian ham |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Jamón ibérico | Westphalian ham |
| 🇫🇷France | Jambon ibérique | Jambon de Westphalie |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Jamón ibérico de bellota | — |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Jamón ibérico | — |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Jamón ibérico | — |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Presunto ibérico de bolota | — |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Presunto ibérico | — |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Prosciutto iberico | Prosciutto di Westfalia |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Iberico-Schinken | Westfälischer Schinken |