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What animal is ham?

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For instance, in the United States, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) says that "the word 'ham', without any prefix indicating the species of animal from which derived, shall be used in labeling only in connection with the hind legs of swine". read more

Technically, a ham is the upper part of the hind leg. So every mammal has a "ham" portion. However, if you're talking common food parlance, ham comes from a pig. read more

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