Difference between bacon and ham

Posted By: Sm Adminon: January 29, 2016In: Food and Cooking

Bacon:
The meat product which is prepared from a pig is called bacon. It is prepared from the fatback or pork belly. It may be smoked, boiled, fried, baked, and grilled. The meat is cured and smoked in order to preserve it.
Ham:
Ham is a hind leg of swine which is preserved from salting, smoking or wet curing. It is dry cured or wet cured.
Differences:

Basis	Bacon	Ham
Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com)	Cured meat from the back or sides of a pig	Salted or smoked meat from the upper part of a pig’s leg
Synonyms	Pork, chop, pig, cutlet, gammon, ribs	Jambon, hammy, pork, camp,
Antonyms	Vegan	Underplay, underact
Types	Its types are: Turkey bacon Jowl bacon Canadian bacon Speck Pancetta Beef bacon Irish bacon Pork belly American bacon	Its types are: Fresh ham Cured ham Cured and smoked ham
Word origin	The word bacon was originated from Middle English: from Old French, from a Germanic word meaning ‘ham, flitch’; related to back.	The word ham was originated from Old English ham, hom (originally denoting the back of the knee), from a Germanic base meaning ‘be crooked’. In the late 15th century the term came to denote the back of the thigh, hence the thigh or hock of an animal.
Preparation	Cured in brine or in a dry packing containing large amounts of salt, smoked, boiled or dried in cold air.	Can be cooked and served fresh; wet or dry cured usually with honey or sugar.
Cut of the meat	Bacon is the meat from a pig that has been cured and comes from the sides of the animal or its back. In US, they use the pork belly to make bacon too.	Ham comes from the bend of the knee or the upper part of the thigh or the buttock of the animal.
Preparation	Bacon is cured and almost always smoked.	Ham is dry cured or wet cured.
Eating	Bacon is eaten fried, smoked, boiled or grilled.	Ham is normally eaten as slices.
Taste	Bacon has a crispy taste.	Ham is moister than bacon.
Shape	Bacon comes as thin slices.	Ham is also used as thin slices.
Pronunciation	Eng (UK): /ˈbeɪk(ə)n/ Eng (US): /ˈbākən/	Eng (UK): /ham/ Eng (US): /ham/
Advantages/Benefits	Its advantages are: It stops food cravings. Bacon raises high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. It’s low in carbs. It contains a significant amount of protein — and high-quality protein at that. Bacon is a great source of selenium. It’s chock-full of phosphorus. It’s a potent packer of the B vitamin Niacin. It contains choline. It’s versatile. It is delicious.	Its advantages are: Sodium Nitrate High Protein content Vitamin and mineral content Fat
Disadvantages	Its disadvantages are: Saturated fat Sodium Nitrites and Nitrates	Its disadvantages are: High sodium content Risk of diabetes, cancer
Example in Sentence	He prefers to eat bacon in the meal. She made tasty bacon.	He wanted a slice of ham. We ate ham in a restaurant.