{"id":1458,"date":"2011-09-09T21:07:40","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T19:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walks.friday.ie\/?p=1458"},"modified":"2025-10-27T21:10:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T21:10:37","slug":"italian-food-facts-on-parma-ham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/food-and-wine\/italian-food-facts-on-parma-ham","title":{"rendered":"Is Prosciutto Raw? 10 fun food facts about Italian Parma ham"},"content":{"rendered":"

Among the many fantastic foods in Italy, prosciutto has to be one of our favorites. <\/em>The two most famous varieties are Prosciutto di Parma (Parma ham) and<\/em>\u00a0Prosciutto di San Daniele<\/em>. “Ham,” as we know it in the States, is one thing, but melt-in-your-mouth Italian ham with that perfect blend of salty and sweet? Now that\u00b4s another level. For many, though, there is one key question on their lips…”Is prosciutto<\/em> raw?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Typical Italian meats, including prosciutto di Parma<\/em>, are common in Emilia-Romagna.<\/p><\/div>\n

Here, some of our very favorite facts about Italy’s delicious prosciutto crudo<\/em>\u2014<\/em>from what ancient Romans thought of the ham to whether it’s actually raw!
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