Jinhua ham, according to research, Jinhua folk pickled ham began in the Tang Dynasty. During the Kaiyuan period of Tang Dynasty (7 13-742), Chen Zangqi wrote Notes on Materia Medica, in which he wrote: "Ham is the best product for producing Jinhua". It has a history of 1200 years. According to legend, Zong Ze, a famous anti-gold star in Yiwu in Song Dynasty, once presented his hometown "pickled leg" to the court. King Kang saw that his meat was as red as fire, and he was full of praise. He was given the name "Ham", so it was also called "Gong Leg". Because ham is concentrated in Jinhua area, it is commonly known as "Jinhua ham". In memory of Zong Ze, the younger generation thinks that he is the originator of the ham industry. In 1930s, Yiwu people set up "Walking with Shunchang Legs" and "Sun Palace Ham Shop" in Hang Cheng, and a portrait of Zong Ze hung in front of the hall, which shows its authenticity and is famous in Hang Cheng.
Jinhua ham originated in the Song Dynasty and has a history of 1200 years.
In the Ming Dynasty, Jinhua ham became a famous product in Jinhua and even in Zhejiang, and was listed as a tribute.
In Qing Dynasty 1905, Xuefang Jiangtui, representing Jinhua Ham, won the gold medal at the World Expo in Leipzig, Germany.
19 15 Xuefang Jiangtui won the gold medal on behalf of Jinhua Ham in Panama International Trade Fair.
Modern 1929 Xuefang Jiangtui won the special prize of Hangzhou West Lake International Expo on behalf of Jinhua Ham.
The formation of Jinhua ham is the crystallization of Jinhua people's hard work and wisdom, with a long history. Jinhua is the origin of Jinhua ham, which has its specific region and conditions. Jinhua is the main producing area of Jinhua ham, and Jinhua is the main body of developing Jinhua ham.
Since then, Jinhua ham has been famous at home and abroad for its "four wonders" of color, fragrance, taste and shape, and it was exported to Japan and Southeast Asian countries as early as the Qing Dynasty. Won the 19 15 Panama international commodity fair special prize for commodity quality. Jinhua ham has been selling well in Britain and America since 1930s. Ham sales are limited to Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and Singapore, while Japan only sells fakes and smuggled them. The kind of ham eaten for breakfast in Europe and America is Parma ham produced by mechanization all the year round, and the price is about 100 yuan per catty. The European standard is quite strict, which requires that the raw materials of pig legs come from livestock farms, and no plague can occur within 200 kilometers around, so Jinhua ham has not yet entered the European and American markets. Jinhua ham is refined from the hind legs of Jinhua double-headed black pig. Its skin color is Huang Liang, which looks like bamboo leaves. Its flesh color is ruddy, its aroma is rich, its nutrition is rich and its taste is delicious. It is a gift, a delicious and nourishing crystal. According to the Compendium of Materia Medica compiled by Zhao Xuemin in Qing Dynasty, Jinhua ham is beneficial to kidney, stomach, body fluid, aphrodisiac, marrow and foot. In daily life, patients recover their vitality, the elderly live longer, and women take care of themselves after childbirth. Eating ham can not only stimulate appetite, increase the taste of food, but also nourish and strengthen the body, killing two birds with one stone, which is wonderful.
For modern people, ham still has a very high nutritional value: the color of ham is bright, red and white are distinct, the lean meat is salty and sweet, the fat meat is fragrant but not greasy, and it tastes delicious. Ham is rich in protein, fat, vitamins and minerals. After making ham in winter and summer, various nutrients are more easily absorbed by human body through fermentation and decomposition, which has the functions of nourishing stomach, promoting fluid production, tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, consolidating bone marrow, strengthening foot strength and healing wounds.