presunto
Sign in to savethumb|250px|Traditional ham of Chaves, Portugal Presunto () is dry-cured ham from Portugal, similar to Italian prosciutto or Spanish jamón. Among the wide variety of presuntos in Portugal, the best known are presunto from Chaves, produced in the north of Portugal, and from the Alentejo, in the south, made from local Alentejano pigs.
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thumb|250px|Traditional ham of Chaves, Portugal Presunto () is dry-cured ham from Portugal, similar to Italian prosciutto or Spanish jamón. Among the wide variety of presuntos in Portugal, the best known are presunto from Chaves, produced in the north of Portugal, and from the Alentejo, in the south, made from local Alentejano pigs.
Several varieties of presunto are protected by European law with geographical indications.
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