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Leg of pork substitutes

Leg of pork is the traditional name in United Kingdom. Elsewhere, butchers sell the same piece — or a close cousin — under a different name.

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Substitutes for Leg of pork that can be delivered rather than hunted down at a counter.

Prosciutto crudo

🇮🇹 Italy · Close substitute

Prosciutto crudo

Sliced Prosciutto di Parma, 3 oz

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United Kingdom

Gammonclose substitute

Same anatomy — gammon is the cured form of the fresh leg of pork. Curing alone (without long air-drying) is what distinguishes gammon from European raw-cured hams; cooking is what distinguishes gammon from cooked ham.

Brazil

Picanha suínaapproximate

Same anatomical primal — picanha suína is butchered from the upper rump end of the pork leg, keeping the fat cap. Most leg-of-pork butchery trims the cap; the picanha cut deliberately preserves it.

France

Jambon de Bayonneclose substitute

Same anatomical primal — Bayonne is the fully-cured product made from the fresh leg.

Germany

Schwarzwälder Schinkenclose substitute

Same anatomical primal — Black Forest ham is the cured-and-smoked product made from the fresh leg.

Westfälischer Schinkenclose substitute

Same anatomical primal — Westfälischer Schinken is the cured-and-smoked product made from the fresh leg.

Italy

Prosciutto crudoclose substitute

Same anatomical primal — Prosciutto is the fully-cured product made from the fresh leg.

Mexico

Carnitasapproximate

The leg is the leaner half of a traditional carnitas mix; used alone it needs more fat added to the pot.

Portugal

Presunto de Barrancosclose substitute

Same anatomical primal — Presunto de Barrancos is the cured product made from the fresh leg of an Alentejano-breed pig.

Leitão da Bairradaapproximate

Whole-animal preparation; the leg/haunch is the most-eaten part when the spit-roasted leitão is sliced and served.

Spain

Jamón ibérico de bellotaclose substitute

Same anatomical primal — ibérico is the cured product made from the fresh leg of an Iberian-breed pig.

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