Prague ham

Type of boneless ham originally from Prague From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Prague ham (Czech: Pražská šunka) is a type of brine-cured, stewed, and mildly beechwood-smoked boneless ham[1][2] originally from Prague in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). When cooked on the bone, it is called šunka od kosti (lit. 'ham from the bone'), considered a delicacy.[2] It was first marketed in the 1860s by Antonín Chmel, a pork butcher from Prague's Zvonařka Street.[1]

Prague ham on a stall at the Old Town Square in Prague

It was a popular export during the 1920s and 1930s, to the point that other cultures started copying the recipe and making it domestically. Pražská šunka/Prague ham is registered as a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed in the European Union and the United Kingdom and can only be produced according to a specified procedure.[3]

As street food

Prague ham is traditionally served in restaurants and from street vendors with a side of boiled potatoes[4] and often accompanied by Czech beer.[2]

Names in other languages

The following translations are registered for the Traditional Speciality Guaranteed:[3]

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