What is a gammon joint?

[michaelnrdx]

I know this is a UK term. I'd like to know what cut is equivalent to the gammon joint. I saw on one other post that a picnic shoulder is the same thing. Can anyone else verify that?

[Querencia]

Gammon is an old word for ham. You can see the connection in the French word for ham, jambon (soft j) or the Spanish word for ham, jamon (say the j like an h).

[EM23]

It is a cured cut from the hind leg. It can be used in Ireland and the U.K. in a boiled dinner of bacon, cabbage and potato. My Mom called it "a joint", "a piece of bacon" or "boiling bacon" although boiling bacon isn't exclusively a gammon joint - confusing, I know. I'm not a butcher but I think this is what is called a ham shank in the U.S.

This article from the Delia website discusses the issue of the incorrect use of "gammon" and "bacon joint" interchangebly. http://www.deliaonline.com/ingredients/ingredients-a-z/ingredients-a-c/Bacon--including-gammon.html

And more here http://www.readersdigest.co.uk/food/1...

Whatever it is called, it is delicious.

[Paprikaboy]

Gammon is made from the leg not the shoulder.
I know US and UK terms and cuts are different.
This is a helpful guide to UK pork cuts.

http://www.cottagecookbook.co.uk/top_...

[michaelnrdx]

Anyone know how I can get a gammon joint in the US? What should I ask the butcher? Would any cured cut from the leg be equivalent?

[janniecooks]

according to thepigsite.com (a website for the global pig industry) it is a ham joint which has been cured like bacon. It is different from a bacon joint in that it is a different cut, although a bacon joint can be used as a lower quality alternative. Gammon can be smoked or unsmoked. I don't think shoulder is typically used.