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only salt ham makers may use to salt fresh
Bayonne Hams in the traditional craft method.
Along with the medicinal virtues, gastronomes
and chefs around the world appreciate the
subtleties the salt provides for cooking and all
traditional meat curing.
The pigs used to make Bayonne Hams also
come from South West France. Producers
slaughter and cut up pigs in a defined
zone made up of 22 departments

in the South West of France including
the regions of Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrénées,
Poitou-Charentes and some other outlying
departments.
Once salted, ham curers hang the hams in a
soulliarde, the regional term for back kitchen.
The hams dry slowly at low temperatures set
to imitate winter conditions. The maturation
period begins with the application of a
mixture of lard and flour to the exposed

HAM
Revenue in the

Ham & Bacon

segment amounts to US

$29,764m
in 2019

, and the market
is expected to grow annually
by 4.7% (CAGR 2019-2021).
(statista.com)

BY THE
NUMBERS

Eighty-three
percent of consumers
who shop for
deli products today
say that they are
snacking at least
once daily.
That figure was only
76% in 2014.
That shows

Bulk meats and
service meats
from the deli
counter had a

1%
decline

in total sales over the same
period. (statista.com)

consumers are

Pre-sliced
cold meat

products dominate the
deli industry in the US,
showing a

7.5% growth
in sales for 2018. (statista.com)

switching
to

cold meat
products

to satisfy that hunger
cravings before meals. (Nation's
Best Deli Meats)

Bayonne Ham

has seen a growth rate of

50%

since 2015,
when it was first
introduced to the US.



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