Anfu ham () is a type of dry-cured

ham Ham is pork from a leg cut that has been preserved by wet or dry curing, with or without smoking."Bacon: Bacon and Ham Curing" in ''Chambers's Encyclopædia''. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 2, p. 39. As a processed meat, the term "ham ...

named after the town of Anfu in

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, China, where it originated. The ham gets its flavor from being salted and smoked and can be eaten on its own or used to add flavor to dishes. It is made in Anfu and other locations.江西：名优特产安福金品火腿
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. In 1915, Anfu ham was featured in the

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''. Retrieved on September 14, 2014. Its skin is very thin but the meat is very thick. It is red with a yellowish tint. Chinaculture.org, a project of the

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willow Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist ...

leaves". Anfu ham can remain edible for years.

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