Difference between Gammon and Ham???

cooking-mama

might be wrong but i think its called gammon when raw,but ham when cooked??

newhouseowner

Gammon may also be:
A particular cut of bacon or ham (from an Old Northern French word jambe for hind-leg of the pig)

So I guess "gammon" is a particular cut of "ham".

Pink.

Hi janie,

There's an earlier discussion on the difference between gammon and ham that may helpl so I'll add your thread to it to keep the replies together.

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seraphina

IIRC, both ham and gammon are cured.

My understanding is that gammon is cut after the whole carcass has been cured, whilst ham is first cut from the carcass and then cured.

purpleivy

TOBRUK wrote: »

It is lovely - I often make it - boil it in coke, then cut the skin, leaving some fat and score cross ways, press in a few cloves, then rub in honey, dry mustard and demerara sugar put in oven for about 20 mins - georgious.

I haven't met anyone that has enjoyed Nigella's 'tumble down' recipe with the black bean soup yet!

FarleyFlavors

Just to confuse matters, in Scotland the terms are used differently than in England. What the Scots call "ham" is what the English call "bacon", i.e. cured pork. In Scotland, "gammon" is what the English call "ham", i.e. thinly sliced cooked pork. The latter is also known as "cooked ham".

purpleheather2810

Hmm well I'm non the wiser I'm afraid!

Tombo

Isn't gammon raw when bought but ham is safe to eat?

charliee_3

purpleivy wrote: »

I haven't met anyone that has enjoyed Nigella's 'tumble down' recipe with the black bean soup yet!

when i made this gammon last year i did use the stock, i made a sort of noodle soup with it. the sweetness worked really well with a bit of vinegar and a little chopped chilli.. sort of hot and sour style...

debtmess

i have wondered this many a time but only stick to smoked gammon, though ham joints is sold on same shelfs (with raw meat) and looks similier

then there is cooked ham but thats diown a different isle x