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