Gammon/ham.. what's the difference...?
 

As title...
Had gammon for tea, very ham like, what's the difference?

And pork for that matter...?

Ta.

The spelling :p:D

PMSL.. I asked for that.

OK...

Can someone please explain to me the difference in cut/preparation/curing (or whatever) that occurs between the pig and my plate to give gammon ham and pork?
:p

Guessing, different cuts of the poor fella. Bit like sirloin, fillet, rump steak?

Gammon - salted raw pork cut into steaks, then cooked.

Ham - cooked, either boiled or roasted, no salt usually.

Bacon - thinner cuts of gammon, nice with eggs or cheese :D

Gammon or ham is cured. Pork is not. Simple as that really.Gammon is a cut of ham.

Chip.

Pork - Pig flesh
Bacon - Cured pig flesh from the loin
Gammon - Cured pig flesh from the leg
Ham - Cooked cured pig flesh, usually from the leg

I was a butcher in a former life :D 1986 - 1993

I can't tell you how hard it is living with a veggie...I find myself gazing in the butcher's window:(

Thanks for the info guys!

Jap2Scrap - if I buy a bit of gammon and cook it, am I having ham?

'Nother Linda McCartney sausage Bob? ;)

Sickener ;)

Sarah's a veggie, but she allows me to eat any meat I choose. :)

Yes, although you may refer to it still as gammon. The word gammon and the word ham both come from the french word for ham, jambon.

If you take a piece of gammon, baste it in honey and slow roast it you will have a piece of honey-roast ham.

HTH :D

Don't forget a slosh of decent cider (no Woodpecker or Strongbow muck please), a couple of bay leaves and then stud the joint with cloves. Stonking :cool: