
A well-known brand in the ham industry, a traditional famous product of the Han nationality in Jinhua, Zhejiang, and a traditional Chinese food with a world reputation, it is famous for its color, fragrance, taste and shape
Ham was invented in the Song Dynasty, the earliest appearance of the word ham was in the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo clearly recorded the ham practice in his "Gewu Rough Talk and Diet", "Ham with two pig pancreas boiled together, the oil is exhausted." Hide the ham in the valley, not oil for decades, a cloud of grain bran. Ham is a famous specialty of Jinhua, Zhejiang, the famous general Zong Ze is a native of Yiwu, Jinhua, Zhejiang, he once brought the pickled pork leg from his hometown to Song Qinzong, the salted pork leg meat color, fragrance and taste are complete, because the color is bright red like fire, Song Qinzong gave the name "ham", and the ham has become a tribute. Ham is all pork hind legs. Jinhua ham was originally supposed to be made using the hind legs of Jinhua two-headed black, but because Jinhua two-headed black is almost extinct, the modern standard ham should be ordinary salted leg as raw material (that is, legs salted in cold storage). There are many processes involved in the production of ham, which is rich in minerals and proteins, and is not only mouth-watering and delicious, but also a tonic for the body. Ham is rich in Jinhua, Dongyang, Lanxi, Yiwu, Wuyi, Pujiang, Yongkang, these places all belong to Jinhua, collectively referred to as Jinhua ham. There was a time when Lanxi had the most, but now the most is Dongyang. So far, Jinhua ham in Zhejiang, China is not only sold well in China, but also exported to Europe and the United States. It still exudes its enormous allure that has been characteristic for thousands of years.
Jinhua ham is one of the traditional famous products of the Han nationality in Jinhua, Zhejiang, and a world-famous fermented ham variety. It has a pretty appearance, bright meat, unique aroma, pleasant flavor, that is, color, fragrance, taste, shape, "four unique" and is famous in the world, it is the longest ham variety with written history in China, and it is also the crystallization of the wisdom of the working people of Jinhua in ancient times.
Jinhua Ham Industry Association was formally established on December 15, 1999, with Ni Zhiji, chief reporter of Jinhua Daily, as president. On March 1, 2005, the first five-year term of Jinhua Ham Industry Association expired, and Shi Yanjun, chairman of Jinhua Ham Co., Ltd., served as the second president. On June 24, 2010, the second term of Jinhua Ham Industry Association was re-elected, and Shi Yanjun, chairman of Jinzi Ham Co., Ltd., served as the third president.