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