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Schwarzwälder SchinkenvsWestfälischer Schinken

pork · Close equivalent

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

Companion German PGI cured ham — same general cure-then-cold-smoke technique, but different regions (Westphalia vs Black Forest) and different smoke woods (juniper/beech/oak vs fir/pine), giving distinct flavour profiles.

Schwarzwälder Schinken
Pork · Leg

Germany's PGI-protected Black Forest ham, cured and cold-smoked in the Black Forest region of Baden-Württemberg. The rear leg is dry-salted with a spice rub (juniper, garlic,…

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Westfälischer Schinken
Pork · Leg

Germany's other PGI cured ham, from the Westphalian region in North Rhine-Westphalia — the second iconic German Schinken alongside Schwarzwälder. Made from pigs traditionally fed…

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Names by country

CountrySchwarzwälder SchinkenWestfälischer Schinken
🇺🇸United StatesBlack Forest hamWestphalian ham
🇬🇧United KingdomBlack Forest hamWestphalian ham
🇫🇷FranceJambon de la Forêt-NoireJambon de Westphalie
🇪🇸SpainJamón de la Selva Negra—
🇵🇹PortugalPresunto da Floresta Negra—
🇧🇷BrazilPresunto da Floresta Negra—
🇮🇹ItalySpeck della Foresta NeraProsciutto di Westfalia
🇩🇪GermanySchwarzwälder SchinkenWestfälischer Schinken

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