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These cuts are approximate equivalents — similar in character but with meaningful differences in preparation or exact cut.
Same anatomical primal — picanha suína is butchered from the upper rump end of the pork leg, keeping the fat cap. Most leg-of-pork butchery trims the cap; the picanha cut deliberately preserves it.
These are related cuts, but not perfect swaps. Use the table below to judge how close your local option is before buying.
| Country | Leg of pork | Picanha suína |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Ham | Pork picanha |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Leg of pork | — |
| 🇫🇷France | Jambon | — |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Jamón | — |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Jamón fresco | — |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Pierna de cerdo | — |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Presunto | Picanha de porco |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Pernil | Picanha suína |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Cosciotto di maiale | — |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Schweinekeule | — |
$$ · roasts, smokers, and long cooks
Monitoring large cuts where opening the smoker or oven would cost heat.
ThermoPro TP20 Wireless Meat Thermometer
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