Westphalian ham

German meat

Westphalian ham on bread, with cheese

Westphalian ham (German: Westfälischer Schinken) is a ham that was originally produced from acorn-fed pigs raised in the forests of Westphalia, Germany.[1][2] The resulting meat is dry cured and then smoked over a mixture of beechwood and juniper branches.[1][3][4][2]

The hams are prepared for consumption solely by the process of smoking, which preserves them, and are typically eaten thinly sliced in their preserved state without additional cooking.[3][5][6][7][8]

Westphalian ham is famed as a delicacy.[3][4]

## History

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During his travels in Germany, Thomas Jefferson documented the production of Westphalian ham and aspects of the hogs used to produce it.[1]

In the early 1900s, there were three varieties of Westphalia ham: kugel cut, boneless and rolled, and regulation ham.[9]

In the early 1900s, significant quantities of Westphalian ham were being exported from Germany into the United States.[3]

## See also

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* Germany portal
* Food portal

* List of hams
* List of smoked foods
* Smoked ham

## References

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1. ^ a b c Hayes, Kevin J. (2008). The Road to Monticello: The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson. Oxford University Press. pp. 363. ISBN 978-0199758487.
2. ^ a b The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods - Michael T. Murray, Joseph E. Pizzorno. p. 616.
3. ^ a b c d Daily Consular and Trade Reports. Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Manufactures (U.S.). 1912. p. 55.
4. ^ a b Swindled: The Dark History of Food Fraud, from Poisoned Candy to Counterfeit ... - Bee Wilson. p. 11.
5. ^ Processed Meats. p. 344.
6. ^ German Cooking - Marianna Olszewska Heberle. pp. 166-167.
7. ^ The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book - Fannie Merritt Farmer. p. 238.
8. ^ Handbook of Poultry Science and Technology, Secondary Processing. p. 218.
9. ^ Rivers, Frank (1916). The Hotel Butcher, Garde Manager and Carver. Hotel Monthly Press. pp. 45–46.45-46&rft.pub=Hotel+Monthly+Press&rft.date=1916&rft.au=Rivers,+Frank&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mcc9AQAAMAAJ&pg;=PA45&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Westphalian+ham" class="Z3988">

## Further reading

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* Sauerkraut Yankees: Pennsylvania Dutch Foods & Foodways - William Woys Weaver. pp. 44–45.
* Cassell's dictionary of cookery - Cassell, ltd. p. 1108.

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