Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
desecación
English translation:
dry-cured ham /cured ham
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Jennifer Nel
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desecación
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This is a rather simple concept involving Iberian jamón, but I'm struggling to find the appropriate term in English and would appreciate some help. It is part of a label for a leg of ham and the exact Spanish phrase is "producto sometido a desecación".
I'm inclined to go with "dry-cured ham".
Thanks, Jennifer
I'm inclined to go with "dry-cured ham".
Thanks, Jennifer
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | dry-cured ham /cured ham |
Rick Larg
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| 4 +1 | esiccation |
Jennifer Levey
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| 4 +1 | dry-cured |
Rachel Fell
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| 3 | dried product |
Jane Martin
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dry-cured ham /cured ham
Just as you said
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esiccation
Desiccation - a process in which the liquid content of a food (or other) product is reduced.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiccation
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Note added at 42 mins (2017-11-06 13:42:06 GMT)
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Opps! - someone stole the "d" - dessication
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How to cook a country ham – Eatocracy - CNN.com Blogs
https://cnneatocracy.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/eat-country-ha...
Oct 9, 2012 - Country hams are terrifying. They're dessicated, mold-ridden and possessed of a barnyard funk that could conceivably cause a soul to rethink ...
John Morrell Cooked Ham: Where's the Beef? - Mouse Print
www.mouseprint.org/2007/02/05/john-morrell-cooked-ham-where...
Feb 5, 2007 - This package of John Morrell Cooked Ham above was quite a ... If you put a ham in a dessicating</ib> chamber until it's bone dry then it will of ...
The Opera of Bartolomeo Scappi (1570): L'arte Et Prudenza D'un ...
https://books.google.cl/books?isbn=0802096247
Bartolomeo Scappi, Terence Scully - 2008 - Cooking
Sometimes when they are smoked, hams are cleaned and kept in oil for many ... then packed dry in salt; semi-salted foods may be partially dessicated but are ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiccation
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Note added at 42 mins (2017-11-06 13:42:06 GMT)
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Opps! - someone stole the "d" - dessication
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Note added at 1 hr (2017-11-06 14:24:51 GMT)
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How to cook a country ham – Eatocracy - CNN.com Blogs
https://cnneatocracy.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/eat-country-ha...
Oct 9, 2012 - Country hams are terrifying. They're dessicated, mold-ridden and possessed of a barnyard funk that could conceivably cause a soul to rethink ...
John Morrell Cooked Ham: Where's the Beef? - Mouse Print
www.mouseprint.org/2007/02/05/john-morrell-cooked-ham-where...
Feb 5, 2007 - This package of John Morrell Cooked Ham above was quite a ... If you put a ham in a dessicating</ib> chamber until it's bone dry then it will of ...
The Opera of Bartolomeo Scappi (1570): L'arte Et Prudenza D'un ...
https://books.google.cl/books?isbn=0802096247
Bartolomeo Scappi, Terence Scully - 2008 - Cooking
Sometimes when they are smoked, hams are cleaned and kept in oil for many ... then packed dry in salt; semi-salted foods may be partially dessicated but are ...
Note from asker:
| Thanks Robin, yes desiccation is the process, however I'm not convinced that this would be standard wording on a label when referring to the curing process of meat. Do you have any examples where it has been used in this sense? Cheers, Jennifer |
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dried product
Desecar - DRAE Hacer que algo pierda la humedad
Jamon is dry-cured but that would be 'curado en seco' so I think it is as simple as 'dried product'.
Drying and maturation. During this period, hams are moved to a "secadero", or natural drying area, where temperature and humidity are controlled through ventilation. Temperature ranges from 15° to 30° C for the 6 to 12 month drying period, during which hams continue to lose moisture, and "sweating" - dissemination of fat throughout the muscle fibers, which then retain the aroma they have acquired - also occurs. The final flavor and aromas begin to develop during this stage, due to a series of changes that occur in the protein and fat of these hams. (This is usually the final stage in processing a Serrano ham.)
https://www.jamon.com/curing.html
Jamon is dry-cured but that would be 'curado en seco' so I think it is as simple as 'dried product'.
Drying and maturation. During this period, hams are moved to a "secadero", or natural drying area, where temperature and humidity are controlled through ventilation. Temperature ranges from 15° to 30° C for the 6 to 12 month drying period, during which hams continue to lose moisture, and "sweating" - dissemination of fat throughout the muscle fibers, which then retain the aroma they have acquired - also occurs. The final flavor and aromas begin to develop during this stage, due to a series of changes that occur in the protein and fat of these hams. (This is usually the final stage in processing a Serrano ham.)
https://www.jamon.com/curing.html
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dry-cured
as in, "this product has been dry cured" (or with a hyphen)
https://www.hotpaella.com/Departments/Spanish-Food/Jamon-Ibe...
etc. - I mean, many other links
https://www.hotpaella.com/Departments/Spanish-Food/Jamon-Ibe...
etc. - I mean, many other links
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