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CALA HAM [1 record]

Record 1 2008-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meats and Meat Industries
DEF

A subprimal cut of the pork primal shoulder; cut from the foreleg, it is usually deboned and smoked ...

OBS

Not really a true ham (which comes from the pig's back leg), the picnic ham is taken from the upper part of the foreleg and includes a portion of the shoulder. This cut is also more accurately referred to as the picnic shoulder or pork shoulder.

OBS

Source: Canadian Pork Buyer's Manual. The pork cuts illustrated and described in this manual represent the industry's basic standard for the primal cuts in the Canadian pork industry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
DEF

Partie inférieure de l'épaule [du porc], avec ou sans le jarret, désossée ou non, salée et fumée.

OBS

Source : Manuel de l'acheteur de porc canadien. Les coupes illustrées et décrites dans ce manuel constituent les normes de base de l'industrie canadienne du porc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria cárnica, de fiambres y embutidos
DEF

Paleta o pata delantera curada del cerdo.

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