Thursday, 22 November 2012

Proscuitto

Prosciutto is made from either a pig's or a wild boar's ham (hind leg or thigh). The process of making prosciutto can take anywhere from nine months to two years, depending on the size of the ham.
Prosciutto means ‘ham’ in Italian and is a term particularly used to describe ham that has been seasoned, cured and air-dried. ‘Prosciutto cotto’ is cooked and ‘Prosciutto crudo’ is raw although, because it has been salt-cured, it is ready to eat.

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