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Parma ham

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noun

  1. cured ham from Italy

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Examples of successful and longstanding GIs are Scotch whisky, champagne, and Parma ham.

From BBC

“It’s part of the Swedish culture, it’s like the Swedish equivalent of Italian Parma ham or any other cultural habit,” said Patrik Hildingsson, a spokesman for Swedish Match, Sweden’s top snus maker, which was acquired by tobacco giant Philip Morris last year.

From Washington Times

“We’re quite worried,” Alessandro Utini, head of the Parma Ham Consortium, which protects the Prosciutto di Parma designation, told The Post.

From Washington Post

Compassion in World Farming said most Parma ham on UK shelves is farmed using crates that confine pregnant sows.

From BBC

Asda said pigs used in the supply of Parma ham were farmed according to EU welfare legislation.

From BBC