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Presunto de BarrancosvsProsciutto crudo

pork · Close equivalent

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

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.

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Raw Presunto de Barrancos — Pork Leg cut
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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Raw Prosciutto crudo — Pork Leg cut
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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