金华火腿 (Jīnhuá huǒtuǐ) · Jinhua ham

Measure Word

一条金华火腿 tiáo

Meanings

1 Jinhua ham
2 dry-cured ham from Jinhua (Zhejiang)

About the ingredient

A whole pork leg salted and aged for 8 to 10 months, until the meat is dark red, very salty and deeply savoury. It is used in small amounts to flavour stocks, soups, stews and braises.

Used in 2 dishes

老鸭煲 lǎoyābāo

蜜汁火方 mìzhī huǒfāng

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

切一片金华火腿，配一碗白粥。

Qiē yí piàn Jīnhuá huǒtuǐ, pèi yì wǎn báizhōu.

Slice a piece of Jinhua ham, serve with a bowl of white congee.

HSK 7-9

这道汤的鲜味来自金华火腿。

Zhè dào tāng de xiānwèi láizì Jīnhuá huǒtuǐ.

The umami in this soup comes from Jinhua ham.

Tips

culture

Dry-cured ham from Jinhua 金华, Zhejiang, made from the local 两头乌 black-and-white pig. Salted and air-dried for 8-10 months. Cured in China for over 1,000 years; often cited as an inspiration for prosciutto via early contact through Italian missionaries, though the two traditions developed independently.