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Presunto de BarrancosvsProsciutto crudo

pork · Close equivalent

These cuts are closely equivalent — the same or nearly identical cut across different butchery traditions.

Both PGI/PDO European cured hams from the rear leg; Barrancos uses the Iberian-Alentejano black pig with longer ageing, prosciutto uses Italian breeds.

Presunto de Barrancos
Pork · Leg

Portugal's PGI-protected cured ham, made from the rear leg of the *porco preto Alentejano* — the Portuguese black pig, closely related to the Spanish Iberian pig and one of the…

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Prosciutto crudo
Pork · Leg

Italy's iconic dry-cured ham, made from the rear leg of the pig and aged from twelve months to three years or more. Two PDO variants dominate: Prosciutto di Parma (Emilia-Romagna, …

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Names by country

CountryPresunto de BarrancosProsciutto crudo
🇺🇸United StatesBarrancos hamProsciutto
🇬🇧United KingdomBarrancos hamProsciutto
🇫🇷FranceJambon de BarrancosJambon de Parme
🇪🇸SpainJamón de BarrancosProsciutto
🇦🇷Argentina—Prosciutto
🇲🇽Mexico—Prosciutto
🇵🇹PortugalPresunto de BarrancosPresunto cru italiano
🇧🇷BrazilPresunto de BarrancosPresunto cru italiano
🇮🇹ItalyProsciutto di BarrancosProsciutto crudo
🇩🇪Germany—Italienischer Rohschinken

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