Schinkenspeck - A Guide to German Meat, Hams, Bacons

If you haven't tried eating German meat products, youOn the other hand, you may also look into boiled ham
should try doing so at the soonest time possiblewhich is usually pinkish in color where the meat would
because you'll definitely love it. Knowing that there arealso be salted and cured however, there would be a
a lot of interesting food in German cuisine, you mightneed for injecting a modest amount of curing solution
want to know more about German meat like forand then you can place it in the right temperature to
instance Schinkenspeck.turn it into a smoked ham; packed and then boiled.
Shickenspeck is a combined term taken fromYou may find various types of meats produced in
"Shicken" which means a gently flavored ham andGermany. You will find that they use several terms to
"Speck" which then means bacon. However, the endrepresent whatever type of meat they are presenting
product of this German meat is not actually smokeddepending on the process that the meat goes through
bacon, it more resembles dry-cured ham such assuch as curing and smoking, and what ingredients they
Prosciutto. This type of meat is something that youmake use of as the eat goes through the process.
should look into because of its excellent taste.German meat is truly one interesting food that you
These types of hams go through different processesshould sample once you get there. If you would really
and in Germany, you can classify them as Raw andlike to try German smoked ham, you may want to try
Boiled ham. Raw meat or ham more often appears toSchinkenspeck and taste its difference from other
be what they call red meat, because it does have thatmeat that you have tasted before. This meat is usually
red color and is cured with the use of salt to lengthenserved in paper-thin slices where you can enjoy the
its shelf life. And then after it goes through othersavory goodness of smoked pork having the right
processes to further preserve the meat.amount of salty taste in it.