{"product_id":"german-schwarzwalder-schinken-whole-smoked-black-forest-ham","title":"German Schwarzwälder Schinken Whole Smoked Black Forest Ham Block","description":"\u003cp\u003e2 lb Whole\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Black Forest Ham is out of this world! Cured and very heavily smoked. Serve on a great German Rye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack Forest Smoked “SCHINKEN” ham is an authentic German Schwarzwälder Schinken\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Black Forest ham) — a premium, dry-cured raw ham (Rohschinken), not the sweeter cooked version common in the US.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt comes from selected pork hind legs (boneless, ~20% fat). The process involves hand-salting and seasoning with spices (typically garlic, black pepper, coriander, juniper berries, and more), curing for weeks, cold-smoking for about 3 weeks over Black Forest fir brushwood, sawdust, and conifer wood chips (giving the signature dark color and aromatic smoke), then air-drying\/ripening for at least 12 more weeks.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlavor and texture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Pronounced yet refined — salty, savory, nutty, and spiced, with a distinctive subtle-to-bold woody\/resinous smoke from the fir\/conifers (reviews call it unmatched by other hams). It’s firm but sliceable, rosy-pink inside with white fat marbling, and eaten raw. The pre-sliced US-packaged versions (like the common 3 oz packs from Adler) are vacuum-sealed and ready-to-eat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43161903399001,"sku":"GermanSchwarwzalderSchinken-Whole-2lb","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/4466\/5689\/files\/IMG-3475.jpg?v=1773923389","url":"https:\/\/thetablegourmet.com\/products\/german-schwarzwalder-schinken-whole-smoked-black-forest-ham","provider":"The Table Gourmet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}