Same anatomical primal — Westfälischer Schinken is the cured-and-smoked product made from the fresh leg.
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 Leg of pork and Westfälischer Schinken together in your notebook.
Names by country
| Country | Leg of pork | Westfälischer Schinken |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Ham | Westphalian ham |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Leg of pork | Westphalian ham |
| 🇫🇷France | Jambon | Jambon de Westphalie |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Jamón | — |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Jamón fresco | — |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Pierna de cerdo | — |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Presunto | — |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Pernil | — |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Cosciotto di maiale | Prosciutto di Westfalia |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Schweinekeule | Westfälischer Schinken |