US Chefs Discover the Flavor and History of Bayonne Ham

February 5, 2019 The Bayonne Ham Council

Just as Italy has Parma ham and Spain is famous for Iberico ham, France has a signature pork product that is gaining a following stateside. Bayonne ham — also known as jambon de Bayonne — has been made in the Southwest of France for more than 1,000 years using the same painstaking process, which results in a unique, moderately salty cured ham with a range of culinary applications.