Difference Between Ham and Pork
Following are the main differences between ham and pork.
Ingredients
Ham
- Ham is a specific cut of pork taken from the pig’s thighs, or its upper leg.
- Usually, ham is cured and salted when it is processed, and before it is sold.
- Ham usually comes completely ready to eat.
- Ham can be eaten cold or served warm.
- Ham tastes salty and smoky and a bit sweet.
Pork
- Pork, on the other hand, is raw meat which in essence includes any cut of meat from a pig.
- Pork is not processed.
- Pork needs to be cooked thoroughly before it is eaten.
- Pork is served warm.
- Pork tastes mild and doesn't have a lot of flavor when it's plain.